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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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 children.
(c) He asked her what kind of house they should buy.
(d) He asked her if she wanted to marry him.

2. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?
(a) Skelly didn't remember him.
(b) Skelly started crying.
(c) Skelly refused to talk with Thorbert.
(d) Skelly got angry at him.

3. Why did Jake's mom feel guilty when Skelly was in the dumpster?
(a) She felt like she should have warned him not to go there.
(b) She told him to got empty the trash.
(c) She had forgotten to lock the door to the house so he was free to wander.
(d) She feels like she neglect him.

4. What happened when Lucas slept over in fifth grade?
(a) Skelly told him to go home.
(b) Skelly told him to zipper his brisket.
(c) Skelly started swearing at Lucas.
(d) Skelly ran away.

5. Skelly decided Jake was ____________.
(a) A delivery boy.
(b) His old best friend Claude Harper.
(c) His son.
(d) An enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jake's middle name?

2. Jake looked in the Dumpster and figured out what had interested Skelly. What was it?

3. What was used to remind Skelly of things?

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

5. What rule did Jake establish for his sleepover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the dinner table on Valentine's Day that bothered Jake?

2. How did the grandfather get the name Skelly?

3. How did Skelly's nickname for Thorbert change him?

4. How did the old man react to the boys?

5. How does Skelly react when Jake tries to get him to play ball?

6. What does the shift from third person to first person at the end of the first chapter signify?

7. How did the boys react when they saw the old man?

8. How does Jake feel about taking care of Skelly?

9. How did Skelly react to James and Jake, and what was the result?

10. Who taught Jake about working with wood, and what did he learn?

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