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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 remember about his third grade tutor?
(a) The tutor barely whispered when she talked.
(b) Katherine I is the tutor's daughter.
(c) The tutor had a really long beard.
(d) The tutor was mean.

2. What is Colin Singleton doing at the opening of the novel?
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Sitting in a classroom.
(d) Wandering in the city park.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what status does Colin refer when speaking to Hassan?

3. What does Hassan do after waking?

4. Why does Colin call his mother?

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

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