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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Uncool (pgs. 37-47).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one of the reasons Toby wears his hair slicked back?
(a) He can only wash it once a week.
(b) Both his friends wear their hair the same way.
(c) Toby thinks it makes him look cool.
(d) His mother doesn't like it.

2. Why doesn't Toby's mother want him to take the rifle to Seattle with them?
(a) She doesn't think Toby deserves to have the rifle.
(b) She doesn't like guns, and it won't fit in the car.
(c) She's afraid it will cause trouble.
(d) She thinks Toby likes Roy better than he likes her.

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

4. What does Toby's mother make him promise before he can have Roy's rifle?
(a) That he will give it to his son someday.
(b) That he will never touch it when he is alone.
(c) That he will never shoot anything with it.
(d) That he will never load it.

5. How does Toby's mother decide where they are moving?
(a) She has a job prospect in another state.
(b) She asks Toby where he would like to live.
(c) She picks a city at random.
(d) Friends have invited her to stay with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Toby want to change his name?

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

3. Why do Toby and his mother leave Moab, Utah?

4. Why are Toby and his mother leaving Florida for Utah?

5. What television show does Toby watch every day with his friends?

(see the answer key)

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