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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Toby find a letter from Rosemary's brother, Stephen?
(a) He finds it in the trash.
(b) Rosemary gives him the letter.
(c) He looks through his family's belongings.
(d) He opens everyone else's mail.

2. Why do Toby and his friends steal gas from the Welsh farm?
(a) They want to re-sell the gas.
(b) Huff has dared them to do it.
(c) They hate the Welsh family.
(d) They want to drive to Bellingham.

3. When Dwight takes Pearl with him to Seattle, he says he wants to see Norma. Pearl knows that:
(a) Dwight wants to use what Norma has become as a bad example for Pearl.
(b) Dwight wants to see Rosemary and will use Pearl to get what he wants from Rosemary.
(c) Dwight doesn't trust Pearl alone in the house.
(d) Dwight wants to make Toby feel left out.

4. What does Toby tell Mrs. Howard when she asks how his mother is coping with her son moving so far away?
(a) Rosemary thinks Toby is leaving to get away from her.
(b) A friend has found Rosemary a job near Hill.
(c) Rosemary is angry at Toby for leaving her.
(d) It is hard for Rosemary, but she wants him to get the best education.

5. How does Toby feel as Mr. Howard drives away?
(a) He regrets some of the things he said.
(b) He is filled with hope for the future.
(c) He realizes he doesn't know how to contact Mr. Howard.
(d) He realizes he may never see Mr. Howard again.

6. When Toby falls from a tree branch down a concrete hill, what demonstrates his disinterest in saving his own life?
(a) His hands are in his pockets.
(b) Drinking Hawaiian Punch and vodka.
(c) He does not cry for help.
(d) Climbing the tree branch.

7. Kenneth spends all of his time in Dwight's house:
(a) Drinking.
(b) Making snide comments about the Christmas tree.
(c) Insulting the family.
(d) Goading Toby into a fight.

8. Which of the following does Chuck NOT do after he talks with the sheriff?
(a) Cry.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Tell the "Wolfman" that he loves him.
(d) Pound his fists on the floor of his room.

9. What does Toby buy at a drugstore?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Beef jerky and whiskey.
(c) Pipe tobacco and Old Spice.
(d) Condoms and alcohol.

10. What is a smoker?
(a) A type of fish.
(b) The school's slang for students who smoke.
(c) The boxing fights Mr. Mitchell oversees.
(d) A place where students go to smoke.

11. What is Toby surprised about while at the tailor?
(a) He looks in the mirror and sees that he looks hopeful.
(b) Mr. Howard provides everything Toby will need.
(c) Chuck gets angry with him for leaving.
(d) Pearl says she will miss him.

12. What does Stephen offer in response to the letter Toby sends him?
(a) Stephen offers to pay for Toby to attend boarding school.
(b) Stephen invites Toby to live with him in Paris.
(c) Stephen offers to bring Toby and Rosemary to live with him in Paris.
(d) Stephen says he plans to send money so Toby and Rosemary can get away from Dwight.

13. Why does Rosemary get a cease and desist order against Dwight?
(a) Dwight is stalking her.
(b) Dwight tries to strangle her.
(c) Dwight threatened to kill Toby.
(d) Dwight tried to get Rosemary fired.

14. Why does no one stop the store clerk running after Toby?
(a) No one cares.
(b) There is no one else around.
(c) Toby has a gun.
(d) Her cries sound like those of a mother running after a son.

15. After Rosemary and Toby talk about Toby's remaining tuition, Rosemary looks like she has dropped a burden. It is unclear if she is talking about:
(a) Toby's transgressions or her own.
(b) Dwight or Arthur, Toby's father.
(c) Dwight or Toby.
(d) Her previous life or her poor decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby say when Mr. Howard mentions Toby has led a sheltered life?

2. What does Norma ask Rosemary?

3. How does Toby spend his $80?

4. Why does Toby ask Mr. Howard to pick him up in front of a crowded drugstore?

5. What does Dwight find in the trash that prompts him to hit Toby?

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