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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dwight do at the tavern in Marblemount?
(a) Asks for directions.
(b) Brings Toby inside and buys him dinner.
(c) Tries to sell the beaver pelt.
(d) Becomes extremely drunk.

2. Why does Toby's mother agree to let Gil buy Toby a bike?
(a) She can't afford to buy him a bike herself.
(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 thinks it will make Toby like her.

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

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

5. What happens when Toby's mother returns from dinner with Gil?
(a) Toby hears her come in, but does not talk with her.
(b) She is crying, and Toby comforts her.
(c) She asks Toby what he thinks of Gil.
(d) She tells Toby that Gil will bring him a bike the next day.

6. What is the condition under which Toby's mother agrees to let him change his name?
(a) He agrees to complete catechism classes.
(b) He will concentrate harder on his schoolwork.
(c) He spends more time with her and her boyfriend.
(d) He does more chores around the house.

7. Where does the vice principal accuse Toby of vandalizing the bathroom wall?
(a) The nurse's office.
(b) Toby's classroom.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The main office.

8. What does Toby's mother make him promise before he can have Roy's rifle?
(a) That he will give it to his son someday.
(b) That he will never load it.
(c) That he will never touch it when he is alone.
(d) That he will never shoot anything with it.

9. What does Rosemary say to Toby about Dwight after meeting him?
(a) Dwight would like to adopt Toby as his son.
(b) She reminds Toby that Marian thinks she needs to be married.
(c) She thinks it would be good for Toby to have a father figure and siblings.
(d) Dwight reminds Rosemary of her father.

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

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

12. What does Toby say while in the bathroom that he did over Thanksgiving?
(a) Shot and killed a turkey.
(b) Kissed a girl.
(c) Won a shooting contest.
(d) Visited his mother's boyfriend in Chinook.

13. How do Toby and Arthur make up?
(a) Toby offers to do Arthur's homework.
(b) They don't make up.
(c) They meet each other in the street and start telling jokes.
(d) Toby apologizes to Arthur.

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

15. What do Pearl and Toby do when Rosemary takes their picture?
(a) Hold hands, but make their hands go limp.
(b) Put their arms around each other.
(c) Refuse to smile.
(d) Make faces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is most symbolic of Toby's life with Dwight?

2. Why doesn't Marian approve of Gil?

3. Why are Toby and his mother leaving Florida for Utah?

4. How does Dwight react when Rosemary wins the turkey shoot?

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

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