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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Citizenship in the School (pgs. 181-191).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Skipper's car look like when he returns from Mexico?
(a) Skipper doesn't return.
(b) Skipper was sold cheap leather upholstery.
(c) The upholstery is beautiful.
(d) It has been destroyed by a sandstorm.

4. Why does Skipper go to Tijuana, Mexico?
(a) To look for work.
(b) To have the interior of his car upholstered.
(c) To marry his high school sweetheart.
(d) To get away from Dwight and the family.

5. Why does Toby steal things?
(a) His friends dare him.
(b) Stealing is the only way he can get the things he wants.
(c) He wants to prove how cool he is.
(d) He gets great satisfaction from stealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Pearl and Toby do when Rosemary takes their picture?

2. Where do Toby and his mother settle?

3. What does Gil call Toby?

4. When Toby falls from a tree branch down a concrete hill, what demonstrates his disinterest in saving his own life?

5. How does Dwight react when he finds out Toby got Dwight's car stuck in a ditch?

(see the answer key)

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