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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare"?
(a) That Colin was akin to the tortoise in his studies.
(b) That Colin could read the story but not grasp its underlying meaning.
(c) That Colin was like the hare in that he was always in a hurry.
(d) That it inspires Colin from an early age.

2. Why does Hassan say his proposal is necessary?
(a) So Colin can learn to take responsibility for himself.
(b) To get Colin out of his depression.
(c) Because geniuses tend to overwork.
(d) To break Colin out of his negative pattern with girls.

3. Who is Hassan?
(a) Colin's boss.
(b) Colin's friend.
(c) The neighborhood brat.
(d) Colin's father's boss.

4. What does Colin say genius is?
(a) An overrated idea.
(b) As genius does.
(c) The need to approval.
(d) The drive for fulfillment.

5. In what grade is Colin when he meets his first Katherine?
(a) 6th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the tour guide say she will return?

2. What does Colin read over and over while alone in his room?

3. What does Hassan propose to Colin's parents?

4. What does Colin's father say he, his mother and Katherine all have in common?

5. What is significant about the person whose grave they visit?

(see the answer key)

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