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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 is Alzheimer's?
(a) A disease that destroys a person's memory.
(b) A disease that makes a person incapable of walking.
(c) A type of dance.
(d) A disease that attacks people in third world countries.

2. What did Skelly teach Jake to do at a very young age?
(a) Read.
(b) Add and subtract.
(c) Use his manners.
(d) Paint and sand.

3. Jake's theory is that people grow to look like ____________.
(a) Their cousins.
(b) Their close friends.
(c) Their name.
(d) Their pets.

4. What happened when Lucas slept over in fifth grade?
(a) Skelly ran away.
(b) Skelly told him to zipper his brisket.
(c) Skelly told him to go home.
(d) Skelly started swearing at Lucas.

5. What question did Jake's dad ask his mom at dinner on their one-year anniversary?
(a) He asked her if she wanted to marry him.
(b) He asked her what kind of house they should buy.
(c) He asked if he could date her roommate.
(d) He asked her if she wanted children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jake's father think about his son?

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

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

4. What was the first thing Skelly did when Jake learned to walk?

5. What did mom struggle to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Skelly embarrass Jake during the sleepover?

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

5. What happened when Jake decided that he wanted to take some lessons?

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

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

8. By the time Jake was in sixth grade, how did he feel about his "laying low" strategy, and what did he do about it?

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

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

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