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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. Who was the passenger in the cab?
(a) Ma.
(b) Jake.
(c) Mrs. Russell.
(d) Skelly.

2. What kind of night was it?
(a) Pitch-black with no moon.
(b) Bright.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Rainy.

3. How did Skelly react to the attention he received when he got home?
(a) He danced a jig.
(b) It overwhelmed him, and he started to cry.
(c) He seemed confused.
(d) He didn't notice it.

4. What did he see in front of his neighbor's house?
(a) A moving van.
(b) A cop car.
(c) A new tree.
(d) A trailer.

5. What did the cab driver look like?
(a) He was very put-together.
(b) He was a slight man with a scruffy appearance.
(c) He was muscular and had a tattoo.
(d) He looked like a Wall Street worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why wouldn't Skelly get in the cab?

2. How did Jake respond at first when Mrs. Russell stated that everyone was mad at her?

3. What made Jake nervous?

4. Why did Ma and Aunt Marguerite leave the room?

5. What did the cop find in the park?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Skelly arrive home?

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

3. How did Jake spend the day when the police were looking in the park?

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

5. Jake watched Mrs. Russell out the window as she helped Skelly. How did she treat him?

6. What had happened to Skelly?

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

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

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

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

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