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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convinces Rosemary that she does not want to spend time with Arthur and Geoffrey?
(a) Arthur refuses to let Toby speak with Rosemary.
(b) Toby tells Rosemary how much he likes Arthur.
(c) Whenever Rosemary calls to speak with Toby, Arthur's girlfriend answers.
(d) Geoffrey commits Arthur to the Buena Vista Sanatorium.

2. Why does Toby takes Dwight's guns?
(a) Toby wants to kill Dwight with Dwight's own gun.
(b) Toby is afraid Dwight will accidentally shoot Pearl.
(c) Toby wants to sell the guns.
(d) Guns are Dwight's biggest source of pride.

3. 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) Toby doesn't want Mr. Howard to see his house.
(c) Toby doesn't trust Mr. Howard.
(d) The drugstore isn't far from Toby's school.

4. Why does Mr. Bolger want Chuck to marry Tina?
(a) It is the right thing to do.
(b) Mr. Bolger knows Chuck will be the best husband for Tina.
(c) Chuck confesses to Mr. Bolger that he knows he is the father.
(d) Mr. Bolger doesn't want Chuck to leave for college.

5. How does Toby feel as Mr. Howard drives away?
(a) He regrets some of the things he said.
(b) He realizes he doesn't know how to contact Mr. Howard.
(c) He is filled with hope for the future.
(d) He realizes he may never see Mr. Howard again.

6. What does Arthur do when Toby arrives in California?
(a) Is not happy to see Toby.
(b) Begins saying bad things about Rosemary.
(c) Leaves on vacation with his girlfriend.
(d) Shows Toby around the town.

7. How does Dwight react when a friend of Rosemary's tells her he will get her a job out east?
(a) Dwight attacks Rosemary's friend.
(b) Dwight threatens to kill Toby if Rosemary moves.
(c) Dwight asks Rosemary's friend to find a job for him as well.
(d) Dwight drives Rosemary to a secluded area, drinks a bottle of liquor, and holds a knife to her neck for several hours.

8. What does Rosemary tell Toby about his father's time at Deerfield?
(a) He was the only person ever expelled from the school.
(b) Toby's father hated the teachers.
(c) None of the other students spoke to Toby's father.
(d) It prepared Toby's father for a successful future.

9. What does Father Karl suggest when Toby cannot tell him that he wants money, success, and acceptance out of life?
(a) Toby should join the Army.
(b) Toby should volunteer to work with other less fortunate children.
(c) Toby needs to focus on his school work and apply for college.
(d) Toby's goal might be to make his mother happy.

10. Why won't Rosemary speak to Toby after the fight?
(a) She is angry at Dwight for showing Toby how to fight.
(b) She doesn't want to encourage him to fight.
(c) She had bet money that Toby would win.
(d) She is ashamed of him.

11. While Rosemary tells Toby he is no longer helping her, Toby can only think about:
(a) How good it felt to have friends looking for him and calling his name.
(b) How much he wishes his mother loved him.
(c) Killing Dwight and his mother.
(d) Running away and never seeing Rosemary again.

12. Why does Toby remain on morphine while he is in the hospital?
(a) Dwight wants him to, so that Toby won't say anything about his terrible home life.
(b) The physical pain is too much to bear.
(c) He sweet-talks a nurse into giving it to him.
(d) It keeps him from thinking and worrying.

13. What does Toby realize about himself when he sees himself in the mirror?
(a) The horrible part of his life is over.
(b) He is free of his mother's poor choices.
(c) He can still make something of himself in the world.
(d) The old Toby will not go away even if no one sees the real him.

14. Why does Arthur act like a sissy as they prepare to go home?
(a) He wants to show who he really is.
(b) He is pretending to be gay.
(c) He doesn't like Dwight, and he knows acting like a sissy will bother Dwight.
(d) He snuck some of Dwight's beer and got drunk.

15. Why does no one stop the store clerk running after Toby?
(a) Toby has a gun.
(b) Her cries sound like those of a mother running after a son.
(c) There is no one else around.
(d) No one cares.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Toby considers ________ to be home.

3. Which of the following does Chuck NOT do after he talks with the sheriff?

4. Why did Dwight give Champion to Toby?

5. Why does Dwight take an interest in Toby?

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