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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gil call Toby?

2. What does Toby tell his mother happened to the squirrel he shot?

3. What is the name of the nun who teaches Toby's catechism class?

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

5. Why do Toby and his mother go to a house belonging to two strange men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Toby's attitude toward Dwight?

2. How does Toby react when Roy asks him if he would like a little brother?

3. What does Skipper say when Toby asks to come with him to Mexico? Does his answer change later?

4. Describe how Toby and Roy act towards Toby's mother.

5. What happens when Toby shoots a squirrel?

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

7. What do Toby and Pearl do in the car while they wait for Rosemary and Dwight outside the Marblemount tavern?

8. Describe the boys Toby is friends with in Seattle.

9. What happens after Arthur makes a comment about Toby's orange hands?

10. Why do Toby, Silver, and Taylor watch the Mickey Mouse Club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Toby feel about girls at the beginning of the book? Give three specific examples of how this changes. How does this attitude differ from the attitudes of Toby's friends?

Essay Topic 2

Toby and Pearl live together for several years. Describe, with specific examples, the kind of relationship they have. How were their childhoods different? How were their childhoods the same? Discuss the differences or similarities of their futures.

Essay Topic 3

When he applies to prep schools, Toby fakes transcripts and letters of recommendation. His lies do not help him, and every school rejects him. How does this reflect Toby's life? What does this suggest about the success of his actions in other parts of his life? Cite a specific example of a time when telling the truth would have served Toby better than lying, and explain your choice.

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