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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 229.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator hide after he gets down in the subway tunnel and sees all of the people in the tube?
(a) A corner.
(b) A photo booth.
(c) A subway tunnel.
(d) A phone booth.

2. What type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?
(a) Dachshund.
(b) Poodle.
(c) Rottweiler.
(d) Terrier.

3. What does the narrator have to do to the Gobi Aloo Sag before he can eat it?
(a) Says a prayer over it.
(b) Adds pepper to it.
(c) Holds his nose.
(d) Adds red food coloring to it.

4. How many months did it take the narrator's hair to grow back after he fell out of the car?
(a) Four months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five months.

5. In retrospect, what does the narrator say he lied about in Chapter 13?
(a) Not being able to tell jokes.
(b) Not telling lies.
(c) This book not being a funny book.
(d) His mother's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other things did the narrator not write down about his trip to the countryside with Mother and Father?

2. Where does the narrator say Mrs. Shear's coffeemaker is from?

3. Where does the narrator not look for his book?

4. When the narrator sees four yellow cars in a row, what type of day does that signal for him?

5. What term does the narrator give to the phenomenon in which eyes move from point to point without really seeing what is in between the two points?

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