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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 did Jake do with the slip for the football league in seventh grade?
(a) He took it home for Skelly to sign.
(b) He wadded it up and threw it out.
(c) He took it home for his mother to sign.
(d) He framed it.

2. What does one of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?
(a) Helps the man.
(b) Taunts him.
(c) Turns away in embarrassment.
(d) Remains quiet.

3. Who gives Jake his name?
(a) His classmates.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His mother.

4. What gift did Skelly give Jake after he was digging in the garden?
(a) His trowel.
(b) A big hug.
(c) A favorite Matchbox race car of his.
(d) A smile.

5. What happened when Skelly went to the Little League games?
(a) He kept trying to play, too.
(b) He started crying because he didn't understand where he was.
(c) He wandered across the field.
(d) He cheered too loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jake feel when his mother came to him after he played football?

2. How did the custodian know whom to call when he found Skelly in the dumpster?

3. What is the man doing in the dumpster?

4. How did Jake feel about coming home from school to be with Skelly?

5. Who found Jake by the dumpster?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jake react to the humiliation he felt after the sleepover?

2. What did Jake think about his name?

3. Why was Jake living with his grandfather?

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

5. How did the boys react when they saw the old man?

6. What did the boys see in the dumpster on their way home from school?

7. What happened at the dinner table on Valentine's Day that bothered Jake?

8. How does Jake feel about taking care of Skelly?

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

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

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