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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 thinks he will not be allowed to take the rifle if he says he doesn't like Roy.
(c) Toby is afraid his mother will tell Roy, and Roy will take it out on Toby.
(d) Toby is afraid his mother will use it against him if she and Roy get back together.

2. 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) Beating Bobby up.
(b) Winning a basketball game to get Norma's attention.
(c) Hitting Norma for betraying him, and then forgiving her.
(d) Getting horribly injured in Norma's presence and being nursed back to health by her.

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

4. Why does the housekeeper's boyfriend show Toby pictures of his friends and corpses?
(a) Toby's father was in the military.
(b) He hopes they'll keep Toby out of the military.
(c) Toby wants to be a Marine when he grows up.
(d) He wants Toby to like him.

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

6. Why are Toby and his mother leaving Florida for Utah?
(a) They are trying to escape Toby's mother's boyfriend.
(b) Toby's mother has been offered a job in Utah.
(c) Toby's father lives in Utah.
(d) Toby's mother thinks Toby will receive a better education there.

7. 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 can't afford to buy him a bike herself.
(d) She wants Toby to have toys like other boys his age.

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

9. What is the significance of the particularly cruel woman in the crowd during the game being dressed in curlers and toreador pants?
(a) It represents the insensible cruelty of society.
(b) It shows the woman is crazy or has been the victim of abuse.
(c) It shows that the woman has no fashion sense.
(d) It mirrors the falseness of Rosemary's interest in parenting.

10. Why do Dwight and Toby pretend to have a normal family relationship when Rosemary visits?
(a) Dwight threatens Toby and forces him to act happy.
(b) Toby wants a family life even if it's not perfect.
(c) Toby is afraid he will hurt his mother's feelings if she sees how unhappy he is.
(d) Toby wants his mother to marry Dwight.

11. What does Toby steal money to do?
(a) Save for college.
(b) Buy new shoes.
(c) Run away from home.
(d) Buy a better gun.

12. Why does Toby allow others to think he won the fight with Arthur?
(a) To gain Dwight's approval.
(b) So other kids won't mess with Toby.
(c) To make a reputation as a cool kid.
(d) To separate himself from Arthur.

13. 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 is Irish.
(c) Her life will be filled with wonderful things.
(d) Toby's mother had a privileged childhood.

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

15. What does Toby's mother do when she feels guilty about how he is treated?
(a) Justifies his treatment by saying, "That's the way life is."
(b) Promises she will try to change.
(c) Tells him how much she loves him.
(d) Tries to buy his affection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby's mother believe she will get a job doing in Utah?

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

3. What is Toby's punishment for vandalizing the bathroom?

4. Why does Arthur punch Toby?

5. How does Toby view his move to Chinook?

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