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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 79, what is Father doing when the narrator returns home?
(a) Sitting at the kitchen table.
(b) Laying on the bed taking a nap.
(c) Sitting on the living room sofa watching television.
(d) Talking to Mrs. Shears on the telephone.

2. In Chapter 127, how does the narrator respond to his father grabbing him after Father finds what the narrator put on the kitchen table?
(a) He screams at his father.
(b) He storms out of the room.
(c) He hits his father.
(d) He starts crying.

3. Why is the narrator's father frustrated by the time they reach home from the police headquarters?
(a) Because the narrator keeps asking questions about the dog's death.
(b) Because the neighbors are asking them questions when they reach their home.
(c) Because the narrator will not answer Father's questions about the dog's death.
(d) Because the narrator will not admit why he was arrested.

4. What does Mrs. Alexander reveal to the narrator about Mr. Shears?
(a) Mr. Shears married his mistress.
(b) Mr. Shears killed the dog.
(c) Mr. Shears died two years ago.
(d) Mr. Shears was having an affair with the narrator's mother.

5. At the end of Chapter 67, who does the narrator think killed the dog?
(a) Mr. Shears.
(b) Mrs. Alexander.
(c) Father.
(d) Mrs. Shears.

6. What is the narrator's full name?
(a) James Weldon Christopher Williams.
(b) Wellington Benjamin James Boone.
(c) Thomas Matthew Roger Mason.
(d) Christopher John Francis Boone.

7. According to the narrator, what four moods does the dog have?
(a) Sad, mad, concetrating, and envy.
(b) Mad, sad, happy, and cross.
(c) Cross, concentrating, caring, and happy.
(d) Happy, sad, cross, and concentrating.

8. How many attachments does the narrator's Swiss army knife have?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

9. In Chapter 137, why does Father apologize to the narrator on Saturday?
(a) For not taking the narrator on their outing the previous Saturday.
(b) For not taking the narrator to get lunch.
(c) For getting angry.
(d) For not telling the narrator about Mr. Shears.

10. How does Mrs. Alexander respond when the narrator asks if Mrs. Shears killed his mother?
(a) Mrs. Shears admits that she did not know the narrator's mother.
(b) Mrs. Alexander admits that Mrs. Shears did not kill his mother.
(c) Mrs. Alexander admits that Mrs. Shears did kill his mother.
(d) Mrs. Alexander did not know the narrator's mother was dead.

11. What words describe the demeanor of the narrator's father on the ride home from the police headquarters?
(a) Silent and passive.
(b) Excited and talkative.
(c) Engaged and captivated.
(d) Withdrawn and silent.

12. In Chapter 103, where does the narrator go to watch the clouds make pictures?
(a) The roof.
(b) The front lawn.
(c) The garden.
(d) The fire escape.

13. What type of listing does the narrator include in Chapter 73?
(a) A listing of his father's infidelities.
(b) A listing of his mother's mood swings.
(c) A listing of his parents' arguments.
(d) A listing of his behavioral problems.

14. Which of the following is not one of the three reasons the narrator deduces for killing a dog?
(a) Because you hated the dog.
(b) Because you were afraid of the dog.
(c) Because you were mad.
(d) Because you want to upset Mrs. Shears.

15. In Chapter 109, what does the narrator spend the afternoon doing?
(a) Math.
(b) Painting pictures of aliens.
(c) Detective work.
(d) Reading his favorite book.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what color is Gobi Aloo Sag?

2. What type of formula does the narrator write?

3. Why does the narrator decide to investigate the death of the dog despite his father's admonishments?

4. What example does the narrator give of his father breaking the rules?

5. Why did the narrator like the grass?

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