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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. How did the third boy feel about his reaction to the old man.
(a) He was proud of his self-control.
(b) He felt ashamed.
(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.

2. Who gives Jake his name?
(a) His mother.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His classmates.

3. Jake's theory is that people grow to look like ____________.
(a) Their cousins.
(b) Their pets.
(c) Their name.
(d) Their close friends.

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

5. How does the old man react to the boys at first?
(a) He has no reaction.
(b) He makes a big show out of ignoring them.
(c) He swears at them.
(d) He invites them to join him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boys feel when they think the man is deaf?

2. What does one of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

3. What do two of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

4. What do the boys realize about the man?

5. How did Jake's mother respond to the father's question?

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