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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 like playing with the rifle?
(a) It makes him feel more like a man.
(b) He feels like he is protecting innocent people.
(c) He loves having power over innocent people.
(d) It makes him feel more like Roy's son.

2. Why doesn't Roy go with Toby and his mother when they move?
(a) Toby's mother ends their relationship.
(b) Roy has disappeared.
(c) Roy can't leave his job.
(d) Roy is on a camping trip.

3. Why does Toby want to change his name?
(a) He wants to have the same name as his mother's boyfriend.
(b) He wants to seem more mature.
(c) He thinks Toby is a girl's name.
(d) He believes it will change his identity and problems.

4. What is Toby's favorite after school activity?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Pretending to shoot people with his rifle from inside the apartment.
(c) Reading comic books.
(d) Writing letters to his penpal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the note from Sister James say?

2. Why is Toby afraid to say anything bad about Roy when his mother asks what he thinks about leaving Roy?

3. Where do Toby and his mother settle?

4. What does Toby's mother do when she feels guilty about how he is treated?

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

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