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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. When did Jake get home from searching?
(a) After dark.
(b) After an hour of searching.
(c) The next day.
(d) After lunch.

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

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

4. How did Jake respond at first when Mrs. Russell stated that everyone was mad at her?
(a) He didn't argue.
(b) He denied it.
(c) He verbally agreed.
(d) He said they should take a vote.

5. How does Jake try to get out of dinner?
(a) He says he is sick.
(b) He says he has to run an errand.
(c) He says he is too tired to eat.
(d) He says he has to read his book for his report.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Ma and Mrs. Russell doing when Jake gets home from school the day he is supposed to do his book report?

3. How did Jake feel about what the cops found?

4. What woke Jake up Saturday morning?

5. What name does the newscaster say Skelly answer to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What surprised the family about the segment on the evening news?

4. Where had Aunt Marguerite been?

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

6. How did Skelly react to getting back home?

7. What happened to Jake at school in regard to his book report?

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

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

10. What had happened to Skelly?

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