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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. Why does Toby say he wants to kill Dwight?
2. Why do Toby and his mother go to a house belonging to two strange men?
3. What is the condition under which Toby's mother agrees to let him change his name?
4. Why does Toby's mother agree to let Gil buy Toby a bike?
5. What do Pearl and Toby NOT do while waiting in the car for Dwight and Rosemary?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Toby and Pearl do in the car while they wait for Rosemary and Dwight outside the Marblemount tavern?
2. What is the significance of the drink that Judd brings to Toby?
3. What happens after Arthur makes a comment about Toby's orange hands?
4. How does Dwight react to the news of Toby's fight?
5. What does Skipper say when Toby asks to come with him to Mexico? Does his answer change later?
6. What happens when Toby wants to take Roy's gun when he and his mother prepare to leave Roy's house?
7. Why do Dwight and Toby pretend to have a normal relationship when Rosemary visits?
8. Describe Toby's mother.
9. What activities do Rosemary and Dwight participate in at the local rifle club? How well do they perform?
10. Why do Norma and Bobby Crow take Toby to his basketball games? How does Toby feel about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Roy, Dwight, and Toby's father, Arthur. Explore the effect each of them has on Toby and how this influences the man Toby tries to be.
Essay Topic 2
When Toby's friends get him drunk, he falls from a tree branch and down a concrete hill. As he falls, he keeps his hands in his pockets. What does this demonstrate about Toby? How does this incident affect our understanding of Toby's character? In your opinion, what would have to be different about Toby to motivate him to take his hands out of his pockets?
Essay Topic 3
Initially, Geoffrey and Toby do not have much of a relationship. How do we know this? What happens that makes Toby more open to communicating with his brother? By the end of the book, in what ways has Geoffrey and Toby's relationship changed?
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