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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Uncool (pgs. 37-47).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Toby want Roy's Winchester .22 rifle?
(a) Having Roy's rifle would be an honor.
(b) Toby believes it will give him a powerful, manly identity.
(c) He wants to shoot at cats in the churchyard.
(d) He wants to impress his friends.

2. What does Toby's mother do when she feels guilty about how he is treated?
(a) Promises she will try to change.
(b) Tells him how much she loves him.
(c) Justifies his treatment by saying, "That's the way life is."
(d) Tries to buy his affection.

3. What prompts Toby to convince his mother to buy him souvenirs?
(a) His mother secures a job that pays well.
(b) Toby witnesses a truck drive over a cliff.
(c) Toby is taunted by other children and feels snubbed.
(d) Toby discovers he has lost all his toys in their move.

4. What do Toby and his mother do during the evenings?
(a) Toby's mother helps him with his schoolwork.
(b) They have dinner at a local church.
(c) They go for walks and fantasize about buying houses.
(d) Toby's mother flirts with the landlord while Toby is left alone.

5. Why are Toby and his mother leaving Florida for Utah?
(a) Toby's father lives in Utah.
(b) Toby's mother thinks Toby will receive a better education there.
(c) Toby's mother has been offered a job in Utah.
(d) They are trying to escape Toby's mother's boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the housekeeper's boyfriend show Toby pictures of his friends and corpses?

2. How does Toby's mother decide where they are moving?

3. What are the names of the two boys Toby hangs out with?

4. What is the condition under which Toby's mother agrees to let him change his name?

5. Why do Toby and his mother believe they will be successful in Utah?

(see the answer key)

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