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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 prompts Toby to convince his mother to buy him souvenirs?
2. What is NOT one of the reasons Toby wears his hair slicked back?
3. What does Dwight do when Toby needs new shoes?
4. What do Roy and Toby do every day?
5. Which of the following is most symbolic of Toby's life with Dwight?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Skipper say when Toby asks to come with him to Mexico? Does his answer change later?
2. How does Toby react when Roy asks him if he would like a little brother?
3. Why do Norma and Bobby Crow take Toby to his basketball games? How does Toby feel about it?
4. What do Toby and Pearl do in the car while they wait for Rosemary and Dwight outside the Marblemount tavern?
5. What does Toby hope to do in Chinook?
6. When Toby arrives at Dwight's house, how does he treat Toby? Provide specific examples.
7. What does Rosemary say to Toby about Dwight?
8. How does Dwight react to the news of Toby's fight?
9. Describe Toby and Gil's conversation about bikes.
10. Describe Toby's basketball game against Van Horn.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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