2. Why doesn't Rosemary allow Marian to set Toby straight?
(a) Rosemary doesn't believe Toby is acting poorly.
(b) Rosemary says Toby is a good kid, and she doesn't believe in discipline.
(c) Rosemary doesn't care what Toby does.
(d) Rosemary feels Marian is encroaching on her parenting.

3. What is ironic about Dwight forcing Toby to admit he is a liar?
(a) Toby was not lying when he said he felt sick to his stomach.
(b) Dwight has done nothing but lie since Toby met him.
(c) Dwight is able to make Toby behave, while Rosemary cannot.
(d) Toby lies about the lies he tells.

4. How does Toby's mother decide where they are moving?
(a) She picks a city at random.
(b) She asks Toby where he would like to live.
(c) She has a job prospect in another state.
(d) Friends have invited her to stay with them.

5. What are the names of the two boys Toby hangs out with?
(a) Mark and Shawn.
(b) Terry and Terry.
(c) Dwight and Roy.
(d) Arthur and Skipper.

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

7. What do Pearl and Toby NOT do while waiting in the car for Dwight and Rosemary?
(a) Tell stories.
(b) Listen to the radio.
(c) Try to drive each other crazy.
(d) Sing the words to American Bandstand.

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

9. Toby is crushed when he realizes that Bobby and Norma were having sex while he played basketball. What does this prompt Toby to fantasize about?
(a) Hitting Norma for betraying him, and then forgiving her.
(b) Getting horribly injured in Norma's presence and being nursed back to health by her.
(c) Winning a basketball game to get Norma's attention.
(d) Beating Bobby up.

10. What is Toby's mother's name?
(a) Kathy.
(b) The reader does not know.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Annette.

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

12. Why does Arthur punch Toby?
(a) Toby kicked Arthur's dog.
(b) Toby calls Arthur a sissy.
(c) Arthur is a bully.
(d) Toby is teasing Arthur about his weight.

13. Why doesn't Marian approve of Gil?
(a) He honks the car horn instead of coming to the door.
(b) She thinks Toby's mother can do better.
(c) She doesn't like his car.
(d) Gil insults her.

14. Why does Toby like Norma's boyfriend Bobby?
(a) Bobby reminds Toby of his older brother.
(b) Bobby gives Toby advice about how to play basketball.
(c) Bobby lets Toby drink with him and Norma.
(d) Bobby gives Toby money.

15. What does Dwight blame his poor aim on at the rifle club?
(a) Bad eyesight.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) The guns.
(d) Toby.