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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the man do when he realizes the boys are talking to him?
(a) He tells them to go get help.
(b) He lowers himself into the dumpster.
(c) He gets out to converse with them.
(d) He turns around and ignores them.

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

4. What does Jake do when Skelly starts inquiring about his mother?
(a) He puts his arm around Skelly and says Skelly would just stay with him.
(b) He walks away.
(c) He asks Skelly what his mother looks like?
(d) He tells Skelly to be quiet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Skelly believed in you?

2. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?

3. What do the boys realize about the man?

4. What did Skelly do that he had never done before when Jake asked him to play catch?

5. Why did Jake's mom feel guilty when Skelly was in the dumpster?

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