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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Colin's parents when they are first mentioned?
(a) Down in the basement fighting about Colin.
(b) Sitting on his bed.
(c) Swimming in the ocean also.
(d) Looking at the pictures of Colin ex-girlfriends on his wall.

2. What does the tour guide saying she is training to become?
(a) A car mechanic.
(b) A beautician.
(c) A paramedic.
(d) A teacher.

3. What theorem is Colin developing?
(a) The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability.
(b) The Theorem of the Multi-colored Ducks.
(c) The Theorem of Latitude Probability.
(d) The Theorem of Now.

4. How much pay could Colin and Hollis earn at the factory?
(a) 300 a week plus room and board.
(b) 500 a month plus room and board.
(c) 500 a week plus room and board.
(d) 200 a week plus room and board.

5. What does Hassan propose to Colin's parents?
(a) That Colin needs to break the Katherine cycle.
(b) That Colin needs to get his own place.
(c) That Colin needs to relax over the summer.
(d) That he and Colin take a road trip.

6. What does Colin's father say he, his mother and Katherine all have in common?
(a) Worry about Colin.
(b) The idea that Colin should go away to college.
(c) The idea that Colin should change jobs.
(d) The belief that something better will happen for Colin.

7. What is Colin Singleton doing at the opening of the novel?
(a) Sitting in a classroom.
(b) Wandering in the city park.
(c) Swimming in the ocean.
(d) Taking a bath.

8. What does Hassan do in order to go back to Hollis' house early?
(a) Asks to used Lindsey's computer.
(b) Pretends to sprain his ankle.
(c) Fakes an asthma attack.
(d) Fakes indigestion.

9. What does Hollis invite the boys to do?
(a) Stay at their farm for a couple weeks.
(b) Try to solve a puzzle she gives them.
(c) Participate in a contest at the local fair.
(d) Have dinner at her house.

10. What do Colin and Lindsey discuss when she checks on Colin?
(a) Providence.
(b) Probability.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Possibility.

11. Who is going to be teaching at summer camp?
(a) Hassan after they get back.
(b) Zeke.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Lindsey.

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

13. What does Hassan use to convince his parents of the reasonableness of his idea for Colin and him?
(a) That Colin and Hassan are too depressed to work that summer.
(b) That jobs are non-existent, so Colin and Hassan should learn more about their country.
(c) That Colin and Hassan are in their last summer of childhood.
(d) That Colin and Hassan are going to find jobs.

14. What do Colin and Katherine IXI do in her basement after the coffee shop?
(a) Watch a documetary about whales.
(b) Play a video game.
(c) Watch a movie about prodigies.
(d) Play air hockey.

15. What does Colin say is a result of his nearsightedness?
(a) His continual tripping.
(b) The inability to see the future.
(c) The need to wear really thick glasses.
(d) The ability to block out distractions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colin seem to notice in almost everything around him?

2. What do Hassan and Lindsey decide to play?

3. What does Colin think about as he is lying on the ground?

4. What does Colin do when Hassan pulls off the road after they leave the factory?

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

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