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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Citizenship in the School (pgs. 181-191).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Dwight do when Toby needs new shoes?
(a) Buys several pairs of shoes in different sizes.
(b) Buys brown loafers that Toby must use for everything.
(c) Forces Toby to wear the shoes he has outgrown.
(d) Makes Toby pay for new shoes.

3. Dwight really got the dog:
(a) To irritate the neighbors.
(b) To guard the house.
(c) Because Rosemary thought Champion was cute.
(d) To help him hunt.

4. Toby never calls Arthur a liar because:
(a) Toby doesn't want to hurt Arthur's feelings.
(b) He know they both tell lies as a way to escape their lives.
(c) He respects Arthur's skill at lying.
(d) Toby is afraid to get in another fight with Arthur.

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?
(a) Riding on the float is the last happy moment she had.
(b) Toby's mother had a privileged childhood.
(c) Toby's mother is Irish.
(d) Her life will be filled with wonderful things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does it upset Toby when Pearl throws her arms around Rosemary?

2. Why does Toby want to change his name?

3. Toby braces himself "for the next curve" at the end of Chapter 3. Which of the following does this NOT refer to?

4. Why do Dwight and Toby pretend to have a normal family relationship when Rosemary visits?

5. Why does Norma start dating Kenneth after high school?

(see the answer key)

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