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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Citizenship in the Home (pgs 117-125).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Which of the following is most symbolic of Toby's life with Dwight?
(a) Rosemary does not apologize for leaving Toby with Dwight.
(b) Toby never sees the sun.
(c) Toby fantasizes about doing heroic deeds.
(d) Pearl never leaves Toby alone.

4. Why does the housekeeper's boyfriend show Toby pictures of his friends and corpses?
(a) Toby wants to be a Marine when he grows up.
(b) He hopes they'll keep Toby out of the military.
(c) Toby's father was in the military.
(d) He wants Toby to like him.

5. What is the upsetting question Roy asks Toby?
(a) How much Toby loved his mother.
(b) What Toby would think of having a little brother.
(c) If Toby had been playing with the gun unsupervised.
(d) If Toby wanted to go on a trip with Roy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby tell his mother happened to the squirrel he shot?

2. What happens when Toby's mother returns from dinner with Gil?

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

4. What do Pearl and Toby do when Rosemary takes their picture?

5. What does Rosemary say to Toby about Dwight after meeting him?

(see the answer key)

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