1. Why is Toby afraid to say anything bad about Roy when his mother asks what he thinks about leaving Roy?
(a) Toby doesn't want to talk about Roy behind his back.
(b) Toby is afraid his mother will tell Roy, and Roy will take it out on Toby.
(c) Toby thinks he will not be allowed to take the rifle if he says he doesn't like Roy.
(d) Toby is afraid his mother will use it against him if she and Roy get back together.

2. Why does Toby steal things?
(a) He wants to prove how cool he is.
(b) He gets great satisfaction from stealing.
(c) Stealing is the only way he can get the things he wants.
(d) His friends dare him.

3. Why doesn't Roy go with Toby and his mother when they move?
(a) Roy is on a camping trip.
(b) Roy has disappeared.
(c) Toby's mother ends their relationship.
(d) Roy can't leave his job.

4. Toby braces himself "for the next curve" at the end of Chapter 3. Which of the following does this NOT refer to?
(a) The next curveball Dwight throws him.
(b) The dangerous life curve his mother has put him on.
(c) Toby's opportunity to start a better life.
(d) Literally, the next curve in the road.

5. What is the significance of the particularly cruel woman in the crowd during the game being dressed in curlers and toreador pants?
(a) It mirrors the falseness of Rosemary's interest in parenting.
(b) It represents the insensible cruelty of society.
(c) It shows the woman is crazy or has been the victim of abuse.
(d) It shows that the woman has no fashion sense.