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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 do Pearl and Toby NOT do while waiting in the car for Dwight and Rosemary?

2. What year is the Ford that Skipper works through high school to rebuild?

3. What is Toby's mother's name?

4. What do Rosemary and Toby do when they leave the West Seattle apartment?

5. What is the upsetting question Roy asks Toby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rosemary react when she is told Toby's crime?

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

3. What happens at the Thanksgiving turkey shoot?

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

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

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

7. What activities do Rosemary and Dwight participate in at the local rifle club? How well do they perform?

8. Why do Dwight and Toby pretend to have a normal relationship when Rosemary visits?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosemary treats Toby more like a friend than like a son. She allows him to make decisions that no child should have to make. Discuss these decisions, using specific examples. Explain how her treatment of Toby shapes his life and his behavior. How does Toby's attitude toward his mother reflect her poor parenting skills?

Essay Topic 2

Of the older boys Toby hangs out with in Chinook, he is closest to Chuck. Why does Toby relate to Chuck? How is Chuck different from the other boys? is Chuck different from his friends?

Essay Topic 3

Dwight is a cruel, inhuman man who makes life miserable for everyone around him.

Part 1) Using specific examples, provide evidence of Dwight's mental instability.

Part 2) Explain the impact that Dwight's actions and behavior have on his children and Rosemary.

Part 3) Dwight has an especially negative impact on Toby's life. Provide evidence of his poor treatment of Toby, and explore the ways in which this treatment shapes Toby's life.

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