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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 is Toby not excited at first about being accepted at Hill?
(a) He is losing faith in his own future.
(b) He doesn't want to leave his friends.
(c) He would rather join the Army.
(d) He is having second thoughts about going to a new school.

2. Kenneth spends all of his time in Dwight's house:
(a) Insulting the family.
(b) Making snide comments about the Christmas tree.
(c) Goading Toby into a fight.
(d) Drinking.

3. Whenever Rosemary suggests that Toby go for a ride with Dwight, all Toby can think of is:
(a) Dwight taking Champion for a ride in the car and shooting him.
(b) Every time he's ridden with Dwight when Dwight is drunk.
(c) Bearing the consequences of his mother's actions.
(d) Realizing that his mother doesn't love him.

4. How does Toby react when he and Mr. Howard overhear Huff having an embarrassing conversation?
(a) He tells Huff to shut up.
(b) He ignores Huff and hopes Mr. Howard won't hear.
(c) He asks Mr. Howard if they can leave.
(d) He makes a face to show he is disgusted with the conversation.

5. Toby never calls Arthur a liar because:
(a) Toby is afraid to get in another fight with Arthur.
(b) He know they both tell lies as a way to escape their lives.
(c) Toby doesn't want to hurt Arthur's feelings.
(d) He respects Arthur's skill at lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing of Toby's in the house?

2. Why does Dwight take an interest in Toby?

3. Toby's older friends are most interested in:

4. What does Stephen offer in response to the letter Toby sends him?

5. What does Toby think is funny while at the tailor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toby begin to do after injuring his finger? Why does he do this?

2. How does Toby feel about his fight with Arthur? How does Dwight feel? How does Rosemary feel?

3. How does Toby find a letter from Rosemary's brother, Stephen? What does Toby do about it?

4. Do you think Rosemary did the right thing when she separated her sons? Provide specific examples in your answer.

5. How does Toby attempt to convince Mr. Howard that he deserves a scholarship to Hill?

6. At the end of the book, what does Toby say about children? Give an example of this from the book.

7. What does Dwight do with Toby's gun in Chapter 4 and why?

8. Why does Toby run away slowly from the drugstore worker? What does this tell the reader about Toby? Why does no one stop Toby?

9. Describe a smoker.

10. What do Toby's friends want to do for him? How successful are they?

(see the answer keys)

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