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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reverend Newton say when he visits Toby's family that surprises Toby's dad?
(a) He heard about the fire at the Opry.
(b) That he wants Toby to mow the church yard.
(c) He wants to pray for them since the wife ran off.
(d) That Toby threw apples in Miss Myrtie Mae's yard.

2. What does Toby's dad make for breakfast at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Bagels.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) English muffins.
(d) Cereal.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 13, how much time has passed since Paulie left?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

4. What baptism requirements will keep Zachary from being baptized, according to Reverend Newton?
(a) He must attend church for a year first.
(b) He must wear a one-size-fits-all church robe.
(c) He must be Baptist.
(d) He must go to church and respond to the altar call.

5. Who dies in Chapter 15?
(a) Toby's mom.
(b) Paulie.
(c) Wayne.
(d) The Judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What revelation do Cal and Toby have when they fall into the lake?

2. Who is the photo of that Toby discusses with Miss Myrtie Mae?

3. Why was Zachary's mother's funeral a media circus?

4. Why doesn't Toby visit Cal in Chapter 16?

5. Where do Cal and Toby decide to take Zachary in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Ladybug Waltz.

2. Why does Ferris feel especially bad after Wayne's death?

3. What are two good results from Cal riding his bike into the lake?

4. What good news does Zachary receive after his baptism?

5. How do Cal and Toby talk Kate into helping them take Zachary to the movies?

6. Why is Toby working in the bowling alley the day after the funeral?

7. What are the two reasons the boys decide to have Zachary baptized at the lake?

8. How and when is the McKnight family notified of their son's death?

9. Why does Toby's dad say he left Dallas?

10. How do Cal, Toby and Kate protect Zachary from jeers at the movie?

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