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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Citizenship in the Home (pgs. 95-106).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Toby braces himself "for the next curve" at the end of Chapter 3. Which of the following does this NOT refer to?
(a) The dangerous life curve his mother has put him on.
(b) The next curveball Dwight throws him.
(c) Literally, the next curve in the road.
(d) Toby's opportunity to start a better life.

3. What does Toby tell his mother happened to the squirrel he shot?
(a) He does not know how the squirrel died.
(b) A friend from school dared him to shoot it.
(c) Toby shot it.
(d) Roy killed the squirrel.

4. What is the significance of Dwight's story about the salmon that risk their lives on their journey to Chinook, spawn, and then die?
(a) Unlike Rosemary, Dwight believes it takes hard work and determination to get what you want.
(b) Life is a long and ultimately fruitless journey.
(c) Dwight would like to take Toby fishing.
(d) The same will happen to Toby and his mother if they move to Chinook.

5. Why do Toby and his mother go to a house belonging to two strange men?
(a) The men invite them to dinner.
(b) Toby needs to use the bathroom.
(c) Toby's mother is interested in buying the house.
(d) The men invite them to watch a mock naval battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby's mother make him promise before he can have Roy's rifle?

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

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

4. What do Roy and Toby do every day?

5. What does Toby say while in the bathroom that he did over Thanksgiving?

(see the answer key)

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