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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rule did Jake establish for his sleepover?
(a) Skelly had to be out of the house.
(b) His mom had to knock and wait for him to say it was okay to come in.
(c) No girls.
(d) No more than five friends could come over.

2. How did sixth grade start our for Jake?
(a) It started out as the best year of his life.
(b) It was exactly the same as fifth grade.
(c) It started out pretty good.
(d) He hated it.

3. How did Jake get to be Valentine King?
(a) He was the first student to turn in a math assignment with no mistakes on Valentine's Day.
(b) He was the funniest student in the class.
(c) He was the most popular.
(d) He was the best looking boy in the class.

4. What is the man doing in the dumpster?
(a) Looking for recyclables.
(b) He is trying to find a lottery ticket.
(c) Balancing.
(d) Looking for treasure.

5. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?
(a) Skelly started crying.
(b) Skelly got angry at him.
(c) Skelly refused to talk with Thorbert.
(d) Skelly didn't remember him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jake feel about taking his grandfather to the bathroom to wash his hands?

2. How did Jake feel when he was playing football?

3. How does the man show that he did hear them?

4. What happened when Skelly lifted Aunt Marguerite's table?

5. What does one of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

Short Essay Questions

1. What coping mechanisms do they turn to in order to help Skelly?

2. What was Jake's mom like when he was a baby?

3. What did Jake plan to do when Aaron slept over?

4. What happens when Jake's mom gets a work promotion?

5. How does Skelly react when Jake tries to get him to play ball?

6. How does Jake respond to Skelly when he has friends over?

7. How did the grandfather get the name Skelly?

8. What did Jake think about his name?

9. How did Skelly react to James and Jake, and what was the result?

10. What was Mrs. Russell like?

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