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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 say genius is?
(a) As genius does.
(b) An overrated idea.
(c) The drive for fulfillment.
(d) The need to approval.

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

3. In what area does Colin not excel at school?
(a) Athletics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Social.
(d) Art.

4. 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 lost a debate to a kid who is younger than he.
(c) Because he finds a gray hair in his head.
(d) Because he cannot imagine meeting a 20th Katherine.

5. What does Colin read over and over while alone in his room?
(a) A few poems he wrote for his last girlfriend.
(b) His yearbook.
(c) A poem his last girlfriend wrote for him.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the tour guides first and only boyfriend?

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

4. Whose grave do Colin and Hassan decide to stop at?

5. What does Colin's father say about Colin's last girlfriend?

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