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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 Hassan want when he first wakes?
(a) To know what time it is.
(b) A donut.
(c) Toothpaste.
(d) Coffee.

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

3. What does Hassan think is the answer to Colin's problems?
(a) A girlfriend with another name.
(b) A unique invention.
(c) A belief in God.
(d) A more varied workout.

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

5. What is Hassan's response to what Colin tells him?
(a) That the mouse was already dead.
(b) That it was a lousy job anyway.
(c) That Colin can move in with him.
(d) To snap out of it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the boys stop at a convenience store?

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

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

5. What is significant about the person whose grave they visit?

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