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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. Who seeks advice from Toby at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) Zachary.
(b) Ferris.
(c) Juan.
(d) Cal.

2. What is Toby's religion?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Pentecostal.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Methodist.

3. Why is Toby's father not speaking to him at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) He's mad that he hung up on Cal.
(b) He's busy and left for work early.
(c) He's mad because Toby skipped the funeral.
(d) He's mad that Toby lied about the Opry fire.

4. What does Toby do when he gets home from Zachary's baptism?
(a) Writes to his mother.
(b) Spends time with his dad.
(c) Watches TV.
(d) Reads the Bible.

5. What does Reverend Newton say when he visits Toby's family that surprises Toby's dad?
(a) He heard about the fire at the Opry.
(b) That he wants Toby to mow the church yard.
(c) That Toby threw apples in Miss Myrtie Mae's yard.
(d) He wants to pray for them since the wife ran off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby eat for breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. What baptism requirements will keep Zachary from being baptized, according to Reverend Newton?

3. What is Zachary's middle name?

4. What do the boys build to help Zachary get into the truck?

5. What does Toby realize in Chapter 19 that he needs to tell Cal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Toby's dad say he left Dallas?

2. How do Cal and Toby talk Kate into helping them take Zachary to the movies?

3. What is the rush in getting Zachary baptized?

4. Why won't Toby talk to Cal after his brother dies?

5. How and when is the McKnight family notified of their son's death?

6. What words of wisdom does Wayne write to Cal in his last letter?

7. Why is Toby so mad at his father when they deliver bait on Saturday?

8. Why does Ferris feel especially bad after Wayne's death?

9. What steps does the minister tell Toby that must be taken to get baptized?

10. What was Juan's real reason for canceling his important date with Scarlett and why didn't he just tell her the truth?

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