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

2. What prompts Toby to convince his mother to buy him souvenirs?
(a) Toby witnesses a truck drive over a cliff.
(b) Toby is taunted by other children and feels snubbed.
(c) His mother secures a job that pays well.
(d) Toby discovers he has lost all his toys in their move.

3. What television show does Toby watch every day with his friends?
(a) Seattle Bandstand.
(b) American Idol.
(c) The Mickey Mouse Club.
(d) American Bandstand.

4. What does Toby's mother believe she will get a job doing in Utah?
(a) Managing a hotel.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Waitressing.
(d) Mining uranium.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Toby afraid to say anything bad about Roy when his mother asks what he thinks about leaving Roy?

5. What did the note from Sister James say?

(see the answer key)

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