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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first thing Skelly did when Jake learned to walk?
(a) He hugged him.
(b) He called his parents to brag.
(c) He took him to the ball field.
(d) He gave Jake ice cream.

2. What happened to Thorbert after Skelly gave him the nickname?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He stopped crying in class, his hair grew thicker, and he started projecting his voice.
(c) He decided to start behaving.
(d) He became the class outcast.

3. Jake looked in the Dumpster and figured out what had interested Skelly. What was it?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A map.
(c) Paint cans.
(d) Food.

4. Why is Jake frustrated when his mom tells him he might be late for school?
(a) He is late all the time, so she should be used to it.
(b) He hasn't had time to shower.
(c) He still has to dress Skelly.
(d) He has never been late for school.

5. What was surprising about Mrs. Russell?
(a) She was very young.
(b) She had a knack for saying the right things at the right time.
(c) She had a great voice.
(d) She and Skelly had grown up together on the same street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Skelly discover in the emergency room?

2. What did Skelly call Thorbert?

3. What is Alzheimer's?

4. How does Mrs. Russell treat Skelly?

5. Why did Jake have to give up his Valentine King crown?

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