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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. Why is Jake's mother upset with him after dinner?

2. When did Jake get home from searching?

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

4. What were the men doing outside the Senior Center?

5. How does Mrs. Russell treat Skelly?

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

4. How did Skelly arrive home?

5. Where had Aunt Marguerite been?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the inner conflict Jake struggles with as he remembers the old Skelly yet has to deal with the Alzheimer's afflicted Skelly.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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