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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. Why does Hassan say his proposal is necessary?
(a) Because geniuses tend to overwork.
(b) To get Colin out of his depression.
(c) To break Colin out of his negative pattern with girls.
(d) So Colin can learn to take responsibility for himself.

2. To what status does Colin refer when speaking to Hassan?
(a) Colin's status as an only child.
(b) Colin's status as a prodigy.
(c) Colin's status as a track star.
(d) Colin's status as the nineteenth Colin in his family.

3. What happens as Colin is walking behind the convenience store?
(a) He falls and hits his head.
(b) He notices the odor of propane.
(c) He twists his ankle.
(d) He worries about being led into a trap.

4. Why do the boys stop at a convenience store?
(a) It is where the start of the grave is.
(b) They see an advertisement for a free map.
(c) They see an advertisement for free gas.
(d) To ask directions to the cemetery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colin's pre-school tell his parents?

2. Where do Colin and Hassan stop to sleep?

3. How long does Colin spend alone in his room?

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

5. Where are Colin's parents when they are first mentioned?

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