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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jake do when Skelly starts inquiring about his mother?

2. Where did Skelly live when Jake was born?

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

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

5. How did Jake feel when his mother came to him after he played football?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jake respond to Skelly when he has friends over?

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

3. What was Jake's mom like when he was a baby?

4. What happened when Jake decided that he wanted to take some lessons?

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

6. What happened when Jake stayed after school one day to play football?

7. By the time Jake was in sixth grade, how did he feel about his "laying low" strategy, and what did he do about it?

8. What coping mechanisms do they turn to in order to help Skelly?

9. What did Jake think about his name?

10. What happened when Jake had breakfast in the restaurant with Skelly and his mom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the changes brought about in a household due to Alzheimer's similar to changes brought about by other factors such as divorce and injury? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the inner conflict Jake struggles with as he remembers the old Skelly yet has to deal with the Alzheimer's afflicted Skelly.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the struggle the family has to maintain a "normal" life with Skelly around.

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