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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Skelly discover in the emergency room?
(a) He was fine.
(b) He had Alzheimer's.
(c) He had broken his back.
(d) He had broken both wrists.

2. What gift did Skelly give Jake after he was digging in the garden?
(a) A favorite Matchbox race car of his.
(b) His trowel.
(c) A smile.
(d) A big hug.

3. Where did Skelly live when Jake was born?
(a) New York.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Pennsylvania.

4. How did Jake get to be Valentine King?
(a) He was the best looking boy in the class.
(b) He was the first student to turn in a math assignment with no mistakes on Valentine's Day.
(c) He was the most popular.
(d) He was the funniest student in the class.

5. What happened when Skelly lifted Aunt Marguerite's table?
(a) He fell down the stairs.
(b) He forgot what he was doing and brought it back to the car.
(c) He laughed at how light it was.
(d) He broke his back.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jake feel about coming home from school to be with Skelly?

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

3. How did the third boy feel about his reaction to the old man.

4. How did Jake get along with his cousin James?

5. What did Jake and Skelly do after dinner every night?

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