1. What is the likely purpose of the repetition in the page 3 sentence "He is in a good mood, a good, good, good but edgy, edgy, edgy mood"?
(a) It creates an ironic tone that characterizes Jimmy more than Tug.
(b) It communicates how heightened Tug's emotions are.
(c) It foreshadows Tug's obsession with the Clancy boy.
(d) It reinforces the narrator's claim that people are afraid of Tug.

2. When Teddy says that he and his friends were "flummoxed," what is he saying about them (21)?
(a) They were shocked and confused.
(b) They were amused.
(c) They were anxious.
(d) They were jealous and bitter.

3. What rhetorical purpose is served by explaining how the town council has dealt with the bridge situation?
(a) It demonstrates that the government is not much help in the characters' lives.
(b) It establishes the tone of whimsy that continues with the child pretending to be a king.
(c) It creates dramatic irony because the characters do not know what the reader knows.
(d) It portrays the government as a force of oppression.

4. What does Tug offer the boy as a toll for using "his" bridge?
(a) An old farthing coin.
(b) Takeout french fries.
(c) Half of a chocolate bar.
(d) Potato chips.

5. What evidence does Jimmy provide that Tug has a psychiatric disorder?
(a) Tug is seeing a therapist.
(b) Tug sees and hears things that are not there.
(c) Tug was recently hospitalized for depression.
(d) Tug is on psychiatric medication.