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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Uncool (pgs. 57-64).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Toby's mother returns from dinner with Gil?
(a) Toby hears her come in, but does not talk with her.
(b) She tells Toby that Gil will bring him a bike the next day.
(c) She asks Toby what he thinks of Gil.
(d) She is crying, and Toby comforts her.

4. Which of the following did Rosemary's father NOT do?
(a) Torture his wife.
(b) Behave like a loving parent.
(c) Drive away boys Rosemary liked.
(d) Force Rosemary to smoke so she would stay thin.

5. Why does Toby's mother agree to let Gil buy Toby a bike?
(a) She thinks it will make Toby like her.
(b) She won't get alone time with Gil unless Toby gets his way.
(c) She wants Toby to have toys like other boys his age.
(d) She can't afford to buy him a bike herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby's mother do when she feels guilty about how he is treated?

2. Why doesn't Toby's mother want him to take the rifle to Seattle with them?

3. What is the name of the nun who teaches Toby's catechism class?

4. Why doesn't Rosemary allow Marian to set Toby straight?

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

(see the answer key)

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