1. What do Dwight and Toby find when they go upstairs to retrieve the chestnuts Toby peeled?
(a) The chestnuts are covered in mold and the road kill "beaver pelt" is nearly petrified.
(b) A mouse has made a nest in Dwight's "beaver pelt."
(c) Something has eaten most of the chestnuts.
(d) The towel the chestnuts were resting on is completely orange.

2. Toby says the Irish tenor in the Champagne Orchestra is singing for his life. This mirrors how Toby feels about:
(a) His relationship with his father.
(b) His interactions with Dwight.
(c) His struggles to create new identities.
(d) His mother's attitude toward their life.

3. What do Rosemary and Toby do when they leave the West Seattle apartment?
(a) Find a different apartment.
(b) Move into a house scheduled for demolition.
(c) Return to live with Roy.
(d) Move in with Gil.

4. How does Toby plan to convince the people he meets that he is a jock or a brain?
(a) He hopes others will see the potential in him to become a jock or a brain.
(b) He hopes he will be able to show off his strength and intelligence.
(c) He plans to threaten others if they do not believe him.
(d) He believes they will trust that he is who he says he is.

5. Toby braces himself "for the next curve" at the end of Chapter 3. Which of the following does this NOT refer to?
(a) The next curveball Dwight throws him.
(b) The dangerous life curve his mother has put him on.
(c) Toby's opportunity to start a better life.
(d) Literally, the next curve in the road.