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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. What did Jake miss as he prepared his book report?

2. What book did Jake have to read for his report?

3. What does Aunt Marguerite do with Skelly after dinner?

4. What made Jake nervous?

5. What kind of night was it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jake feel about Sunday night dinner? What was unique about it?

2. How did Skelly arrive home?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where had Aunt Marguerite been?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author break stereotypes in the scenes where Skelly disappears and when he is found? Cite at least two examples of broken stereotypes or false first impressions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author show the changes in Jake as he ages throughout the book? What new choices does he have in his life, and how does he decide to face these choices?

Essay Topic 3

How are the changes brought about in a household due to Alzheimer's similar to changes brought about by other factors such as divorce and injury? How are they different?

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