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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question did Jake's dad ask his mom at dinner on their one-year anniversary?
(a) He asked if he could date her roommate.
(b) He asked her if she wanted to marry him.
(c) He asked her what kind of house they should buy.
(d) He asked her if she wanted children.

2. What did Jake and Skelly do after dinner every night?
(a) Homework.
(b) Washed dishes.
(c) Pull-up practice.
(d) Planned the next day.

3. How did Jake's mother respond to the father's question?
(a) She cried with happiness.
(b) She started house-hunting.
(c) She packed up and left for Connecticut.
(d) She started dreaming about baby names.

4. How did the third boy feel about his reaction to the old man.
(a) He felt ashamed.
(b) He was proud of his self-control.
(c) He wished he could run up to the man and embrace him, but knew the man would reject him.
(d) He wished he was a bit wittier.

5. What is Jake's middle name?
(a) He doesn't have one.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Skelly.
(d) Sherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Thorbert after Skelly gave him the nickname?

2. What do the boys realize about the man?

3. What job did Skelly take on when Jake was in first grade?

4. What is Alzheimer's?

5. How does the old man react to the boys at first?

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