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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Uncool (pgs. 76-84).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Rosemary punish Toby?
(a) She makes him give her his cigarettes.
(b) She takes a bath, reads a book, and goes to bed early.
(c) As Marian suggests.
(d) She spanks him.

3. Why does Toby want to change his name?
(a) He believes it will change his identity and problems.
(b) He wants to have the same name as his mother's boyfriend.
(c) He thinks Toby is a girl's name.
(d) He wants to seem more mature.

4. What does the principal say when he notices nicotine on Toby's fingers?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He asks Rosemary if she bought cigarettes for her son.
(c) He accuses Toby of smoking.
(d) He talks about digging through trash cans for a cigarette.

5. What does Toby's mother do when she feels guilty about how he is treated?
(a) Justifies his treatment by saying, "That's the way life is."
(b) Promises she will try to change.
(c) Tells him how much she loves him.
(d) Tries to buy his affection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the reasons Toby wears his hair slicked back?

2. Where do Toby and his mother settle?

3. Why does the housekeeper's boyfriend show Toby pictures of his friends and corpses?

4. What do Toby and his mother do during the evenings?

5. Where does the vice principal accuse Toby of vandalizing the bathroom wall?

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