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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 Colin do when he goes into his bathroom after talking to his father?
(a) Throws up.
(b) Cries.
(c) Cuts his arm.
(d) Shaves.

2. When does the latest Katherine break up with Colin?
(a) A week before the end of the current school year.
(b) Two days after the end of the current school year.
(c) Graduation night.
(d) At a party two weeks after graduation.

3. Why does Colin believe he is past the prime of his life?
(a) Because prodigies generally peak at 12 or 13 years.
(b) Because he cannot imagine meeting a 20th Katherine.
(c) Because he finds a gray hair in his head.
(d) Because he lost a debate to a kid who is younger than he.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare"?

2. How many times has this same event occurred to Colin in the past?

3. What does Hassan take Colin to do at the end of Chapter 2?

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

5. In what State do Colin and Hassan stop for their first rest?

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