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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 193.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't the narrator think he could make his story into a short novel?
(a) Because it is too short to be a short novel.
(b) Because he does not think it would make a good short story.
(c) Because it does not have a proper ending.
(d) Because he wants to write a longer novel.

2. What type of formula does the narrator write?
(a) A formula for a population of animals.
(b) A formula for a population of students.
(c) A fromula for a population of teachers.
(d) A formula for a population of schools.

3. When the narrator sees four yellow cars in a row, what type of day does that signal for him?
(a) A bad day.
(b) A good day.
(c) A black day.
(d) A green day.

4. What time does the narrator go to bed on his sample timetable?
(a) 10:00 PM.
(b) 9:30 PM.
(c) 9:00 PM.
(d) 8:30 PM.

5. What is the narrator's pet rat's name?
(a) Toby.
(b) James.
(c) Marshall.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 89, why does the narrator keep his eyes closed on his way to school on the third day?

2. What does the narrator conclude about time at the end of Chapter 193?

3. What reason does the narrator give for having a pond at school?

4. What mystery does the narrator say scientists will solve someday?

5. What type of ghost did Uncle Terry encounter?

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