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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 did the cab driver notice about Skelly when he first saw him?
(a) He looked like a homeless person right down to his dirty clothes.
(b) He had nice shoes and a nice haircut.
(c) He was very eloquent.
(d) He was good at collecting things.

2. What did Jake tell Mrs. Russell when he helped her get in the car?
(a) He told her that he would send her a final paycheck in the mail.
(b) He explained why they were mad at her.
(c) They were tired, not mad at her.
(d) He told her they would call if they found Skelly.

3. What had someone given Skelly as he was wandering?
(a) A religious tract.
(b) A black eye.
(c) Some money.
(d) A plastic bottle of water.

4. What kind of night was it?
(a) Pitch-black with no moon.
(b) Bright.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Snowy.

5. What good thing was happening at school?
(a) His old friends were starting to talk to him again.
(b) Teachers were lightening up on workloads.
(c) He was president of the class.
(d) A girl liked him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jake thinking about Skelly at eight at night?

2. How did Jake react a year before when Skelly kept asking him what the Cheerios were?

3. How do James and Jake get along at the dinner table?

4. What does the cop tell Jake about his interest in finding Skelly?

5. Why does Jake think Mr. Waxman is suspicious?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jake treat Mrs. Russell?

2. What happened to Jake at school in regard to his book report?

3. Jake watched Mrs. Russell out the window as she helped Skelly. How did she treat him?

4. What was the policeman like who helped Jake look for his grandfather?

5. What were the police doing in the park as part of their search for Skelly?

6. How did Jake spend the day when the police were looking in the park?

7. What was happening when Jake came home from looking for Skelly?

8. How did Jake feel about Sunday night dinner? What was unique about it?

9. Where had Aunt Marguerite been?

10. How did Skelly react to getting back home?

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