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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Toby afraid to say anything bad about Roy when his mother asks what he thinks about leaving Roy?
(a) Toby doesn't want to talk about Roy behind his back.
(b) Toby is afraid his mother will use it against him if she and Roy get back together.
(c) Toby thinks he will not be allowed to take the rifle if he says he doesn't like Roy.
(d) Toby is afraid his mother will tell Roy, and Roy will take it out on Toby.

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 thinks it will make Toby like her.
(d) She wants Toby to have toys like other boys his age.

3. What does the contrast between the piano's black keys and the rest of Dwight's house symbolize?
(a) Life is never perfect.
(b) There are only slight imperfections in Dwight and Rosemary's relationship.
(c) The family's "new beginning" is tainted.
(d) The house is dirty.

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

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

6. What do Toby and the rest of the Archery Club shoot at?
(a) Cats and dogs.
(b) Each other.
(c) Tin cans and trash bags.
(d) Cats and each other.

7. How does Toby plan to convince the people he meets that he is a jock or a brain?
(a) He hopes he will be able to show off his strength and intelligence.
(b) He hopes others will see the potential in him to become a jock or a brain.
(c) He believes they will trust that he is who he says he is.
(d) He plans to threaten others if they do not believe him.

8. Why do Toby and his mother go to a house belonging to two strange men?
(a) Toby's mother is interested in buying the house.
(b) Toby needs to use the bathroom.
(c) The men invite them to watch a mock naval battle.
(d) The men invite them to dinner.

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

10. What year is the Ford that Skipper works through high school to rebuild?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1955.

11. What does Dwight do when Toby walks by the makeshift practice range in the hallway?
(a) Yells at Toby to get out of the way.
(b) Aims the barrel of his gun at Toby until Toby leaves the room.
(c) Shoots at Toby but misses due to his poor aim.
(d) Waits until Toby is gone to continue shooting.

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

13. What happens during the game against Van Horn?
(a) Dwight causes a scene by bursting in during the game and trying to bring Toby home.
(b) Toby's shoes make him fall whenever he tries to stop and the crowd laughs at him.
(c) Toby makes a spectacular shot.
(d) Toby gets some words of encouragement from his coach.

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

15. 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. What does Toby's mother make him promise before he can have Roy's rifle?

2. How does Toby view his move to Chinook?

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

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

5. What news does Rosemary have for Toby after spending the weekend with Dwight?

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