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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aunt Marguerite help take care of Skelly?

2. What did the family eat for dinner the night Skelly disappeared?

3. When did Jake get home from searching?

4. Who claimed to have the news station idea?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where had Aunt Marguerite been?

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

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

7. What had happened to Skelly?

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

9. What happens during Jake's morning routine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the irony of the experience Jake had with his report and what he discovered when he went home that day.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the term "flashback." Describe how the author used a flashback to introduce the reader to Skelly and Jake.

Essay Topic 3

Alma Russell is an interesting mix of caregiver and comic relief. Explain her part in the story and how she affects Jake. What does he learn from her, and how does he treat her?

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