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

2. Why does Rosemary continue to make bad choices?
(a) She has no confidence in herself.
(b) She will not see things for what they are.
(c) She is lazy.
(d) She believes her actions have no consequences.

3. Why doesn't Toby like Dwight?
(a) Because Dwight is mean to Toby.
(b) Because Dwight is a pleaser.
(c) Because Toby is afraid Dwight will make them move.
(d) Because Dwight tries to discipline Toby.

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

5. What do Toby and his mother do during the evenings?
(a) Toby's mother flirts with the landlord while Toby is left alone.
(b) They have dinner at a local church.
(c) They go for walks and fantasize about buying houses.
(d) Toby's mother helps him with his schoolwork.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Marian approve of Gil?

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

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

5. When Toby's mother was little, she rode in a parade float called the "End of the Rainbow." What does this suggest about Toby's mother?

(see the answer key)

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