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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 were the men doing outside the Senior Center?
(a) Digging.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Painting.
(d) Protesting.

2. How did Aunt Marguerite react when she saw what the cops found in the park?
(a) She screamed.
(b) She mouthed a silent cuss word.
(c) She couldn't take her eyes off it.
(d) She put it on her head declaring that she wouldn't take it off until Skelly was found.

3. What did Jake have to do before school?
(a) Call his friend for a ride.
(b) His book report.
(c) Make his lunch.
(d) Get Skelly up and ready.

4. What kind of cooking does Aunt Marguerite excel in?
(a) Ordering out.
(b) Grilling.
(c) Italian.
(d) Oriental.

5. What did Jake tell Mrs. Russell when he helped her get in the car?
(a) He explained why they were mad at her.
(b) He told her they would call if they found Skelly.
(c) They were tired, not mad at her.
(d) He told her that he would send her a final paycheck in the mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Russell call the cab driver?

2. Who joined Jake on his hunt for Skelly?

3. How do James and Jake get along at the dinner table?

4. What did the cops do at the park?

5. What made Jake nervous?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why where the family members celebrating when the policeman came back from exploring the park, and why was it somewhat odd?

4. What had happened to Skelly?

5. What was the policeman like who helped Jake look for his grandfather?

6. Why had the police officer come so early in the morning, and what did he bring with him?

7. How did Jake feel about graduation three weeks before it happened?

8. How did Skelly arrive home?

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

10. What were the police doing in the park as part of their search for Skelly?

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