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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. How did Jake feel when he was playing football?
(a) He thought it felt really good.
(b) He knew he was a disaster on the field.
(c) He felt like the hero of the team.
(d) He felt weak.

2. What happened to Thorbert after Skelly gave him the nickname?
(a) He decided to start behaving.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He became the class outcast.
(d) He stopped crying in class, his hair grew thicker, and he started projecting his voice.

3. What was the first thing Skelly did when Jake learned to walk?
(a) He called his parents to brag.
(b) He gave Jake ice cream.
(c) He hugged him.
(d) He took him to the ball field.

4. How did Jake react when he saw Skelly sit down at a strange woman's table?
(a) He ran over to divert Skelly.
(b) He hid behind a plant.
(c) He started walking home alone.
(d) He yelled at Skelly.

5. What did Skelly begin to call Jake?
(a) Aaron.
(b) Son.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Claude Harper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Skelly take on when Jake was in first grade?

2. What did Skelly teach Jake to do at a very young age?

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

4. Why did Jake's mom feel guilty when Skelly was in the dumpster?

5. What did Skelly do that he had never done before when Jake asked him to play catch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the old man react to the boys?

3. What did Jake think about his name?

4. Who taught Jake about working with wood, and what did he learn?

5. What injuries does Skelly have, and how does he react to them?

6. What disease did Skelly get, and how did it affect him?

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

8. What was Mrs. Russell like?

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

10. Why was Jake living with his grandfather?

(see the answer keys)

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