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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Jake feel when he was playing football?
(a) He felt like the hero of the team.
(b) He thought it felt really good.
(c) He felt weak.
(d) He knew he was a disaster on the field.

4. Why did Jake have to give up his Valentine King crown?
(a) He cheated.
(b) He got into a scuffle with the Valentine Queen.
(c) He didn't have to give it up, but he gave it away to be nice.
(d) He rigged the votes.

5. What kind of baby was Jake?
(a) A weak child, prone to injury.
(b) One who cried all night and slept all day.
(c) A really calm and peaceful baby.
(d) A child with many illnesses.

6. What happened when Jake woke Skelly up for dinner four months after the accident?
(a) Skelly hit Jake.
(b) Skelly didn't know who he was.
(c) Skelly wouldn't wake up.
(d) Skelly fell again.

7. What did Jake find in the refrigerator when he was in fourth grade?
(a) Gardening tools.
(b) Canned soup.
(c) His grandfather's pajamas.
(d) Nothing. It was empty.

8. What wasn't Skelly wearing when he walked in while Aaron and Jake were watching films?
(a) His 3-D glasses.
(b) Pants.
(c) His teeth.
(d) A shirt.

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

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

11. What instrument did Jake want to learn to play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) He hated music.
(c) Piano.
(d) Drums.

12. What does one of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?
(a) Taunts him.
(b) Helps the man.
(c) Remains quiet.
(d) Turns away in embarrassment.

13. Whom did Jake see when he got out of the bathroom with Skelly?
(a) Two cheerleaders.
(b) Mrs. Russell.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Aaron.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Skelly went to the Little League games?

2. How many stages did Alzheimer's have according to Jake?

3. What happened when Skelly believed in you?

4. What did Skelly become obsessed with after his accident?

5. What did Skelly call Thorbert?

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