This Boy's Life Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What year is the Ford that Skipper works through high school to rebuild? (from Chapter 4, Citizenship in the Home (pgs 117-125))

1950.

1955.

1949.

1940.

2.

How does Geoffrey try to keep Toby out of trouble? (from Chapter 7, Amen (pgs. 283-288))

By giving him reading and essay assignments.

By making Toby swear he will mend his ways.

By re-enrolling Toby in the Boy Scouts.

By buying him alcohol.

3.

What is the significance of the particularly cruel woman in the crowd during the game being dressed in curlers and toreador pants? (from Chapter 4, Citizenship in the Home (pgs. 126-130))

It mirrors the falseness of Rosemary's interest in parenting.

It shows that the woman has no fashion sense.

It represents the insensible cruelty of society.

It shows the woman is crazy or has been the victim of abuse.

4.

What does Rosemary tell Toby about his father's time at Deerfield? (from Chapter 5, Citizenship in the School (pgs. 200-214))

Toby's father hated the teachers.

None of the other students spoke to Toby's father.

He was the only person ever expelled from the school.

It prepared Toby's father for a successful future.

5.

Toby tells his family he will not be moving to Paris because: (from Chapter 4, Citizenship in the Home (pgs. 137-144))

He does not want to change his last name.

He wants to attend school in the U.S.

He wants to join the Army.

He does not want to leave his friends.

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