1. What happens when Toby sees the drugstore clerk in line at the Order of the Arrow Scout meeting?
(a) The woman identifies him and demands someone call the police.
(b) Toby pretends he has never seen the woman, and she is fooled.
(c) Toby hides until the woman has passed.
(d) The woman doesn't notice Toby.

2. Why does Toby ask Mr. Howard to pick him up in front of a crowded drugstore?
(a) Toby wants other kids to see him with a father-like figure.
(b) The drugstore isn't far from Toby's school.
(c) Toby doesn't trust Mr. Howard.
(d) Toby doesn't want Mr. Howard to see his house.

3. What television show does Toby watch every day with his friends?
(a) American Bandstand.
(b) American Idol.
(c) The Mickey Mouse Club.
(d) Seattle Bandstand.

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. Why doesn't Rosemary live with Toby and Dwight?
(a) Dwight wants more time to bond with Toby.
(b) Rosemary doesn't know if she wants to marry Dwight.
(c) Rosemary can't find a job in Chinook.
(d) Chinook is too far from Rosemary's friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dwight drives drunk after visiting Marblemount tavern, Pearl grabs Toby when Dwight takes sharp curves. What does this show about Pearl and Toby's relationship?

2. Where does Toby plan to go when he steals checks from a bank?

3. What do Dwight and Toby find when they go upstairs to retrieve the chestnuts Toby peeled?

4. Why doesn't Marian approve of Gil?

5. Why did Dwight give Champion to Toby?

(see the answer key)

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