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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 does Jake's mom say the result of his bitterness will be?
(a) His resentment will turn to anger.
(b) People will shun him.
(c) He'll be more miserable.
(d) He will get sick.

2. How did Jake react a year before when Skelly kept asking him what the Cheerios were?
(a) He yelled at Skelly.
(b) He got annoyed.
(c) He though Skelly was joking.
(d) He thought it was funny.

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

4. What did Jake do to Skelly at the dinner table?
(a) He served his food for him.
(b) He told him that Skelly didn't know anything.
(c) He cleaned Skelly's face.
(d) He helped him remember things.

5. What does Skelly like to do with his Cheerios?
(a) He likes to mix them in his coffee.
(b) He likes to try to sink them in the milk.
(c) He likes to flick them off the table.
(d) He likes to toss them in the air and catch them with his tongue.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of night was it?

4. What did the cab driver notice about Skelly when he first saw him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens during Jake's morning routine?

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

4. Where had Aunt Marguerite been?

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

6. What problem did Jake have with his book report, and how did his teacher response?

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

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

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

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

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