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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Toby and his mother settle?
(a) Austin, Texas.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Seattle, Washington.
(d) Phoenix, Arizona.

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

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

5. What does Toby's mother believe she will get a job doing in Utah?
(a) Managing a hotel.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Waitressing.
(d) Mining uranium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby say while in the bathroom that he did over Thanksgiving?

2. Why does Toby's mother agree to let Gil buy Toby a bike?

3. What television show does Toby watch every day with his friends?

4. Why doesn't Marian approve of Gil?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the car look when Skipper returns from Mexico? How does Skipper feel about the car?

2. What do Toby and his mother believe about their new life in Utah?

3. What does Rosemary say to Toby about Dwight?

4. Describe Toby's mother.

5. How does Dwight react to the news of Toby's fight?

6. What happens when Toby wants to take Roy's gun when he and his mother prepare to leave Roy's house?

7. What sins does Toby confess before his baptism? Why does he confess these sins?

8. Describe Toby and Gil's conversation about bikes.

9. Describe Rosemary's father.

10. How does the Vice Principal find out who vandalized the bathroom wall?

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