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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. Why did Ma and Aunt Marguerite leave the room?
(a) James and Jake were fighting again.
(b) They wanted to look out the window for Skelly.
(c) They were hungry.
(d) They wanted to get some sleep.

2. What did James and Jake see as they were eating their sandwiches outside?
(a) An old man walking by that looked like Skelly.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) Skelly's image in a cloud.

3. How did the family react when the cops didn't find Skelly after they found the hat?
(a) They were exultant.
(b) They were terrified.
(c) They were sad.
(d) They were confused.

4. What was strapped on top of the vehicle?
(a) A shopping cart.
(b) A painting.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A bicycle.

5. What woke Jake up Saturday morning?
(a) Skelly came into his room.
(b) His mom was screaming and crying.
(c) The smell of bacon.
(d) Someone kept pressing the door buzzer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had someone given Skelly as he was wandering?

2. What was the cop car like?

3. What does Jake tell his mom about Aunt Marguerite?

4. How did Jake react a year before when Skelly kept asking him what the Cheerios were?

5. What good thing was happening at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Jake's morning routine?

2. What kind of relationship did Jake and James have with each other? How did it manifest itself at the dinner table?

3. What was happening when Jake came home from looking for Skelly?

4. How did Jake reacted to the news of his grandfather's disappearance?

5. What did Jake dream about that made him even more worried about Skelly?

6. How did Jake treat Mrs. Russell?

7. What did Jake think of the book he had to read for class?

8. How did Skelly arrive home?

9. What was different when Jake went home from school after the fire drill?

10. How did Jake feel about sleeping while Skelly was missing?

(see the answer keys)

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