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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 did Jake do with the slip for the football league in seventh grade?

2. How did Jake feel about Skelly when Skelly came with his mom to pick him up from the football field?

3. What job did Skelly take on when Jake was in first grade?

4. How did sixth grade start our for Jake?

5. Why did Jake have to give up his Valentine King crown?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Jake's mom tries to give him a "normal" life?

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

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

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

6. What did Jake think about his name?

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

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

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

10. What was Mrs. Russell like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the incident where Skelly breaks his wrists symbolize the breaking of his life?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author break stereotypes in the scenes where Skelly disappears and when he is found? Cite at least two examples of broken stereotypes or false first impressions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jake see the stages of Alzheimer's? Describe Skelly's progression through the stages, backing up each stage with specifics from the book.

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