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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose grave do Colin and Hassan decide to stop at?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Margaret Mitchell.
(c) Flannery O'Connor.
(d) Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

2. How much pay could Colin and Hollis earn at the factory?
(a) 500 a week plus room and board.
(b) 500 a month plus room and board.
(c) 300 a week plus room and board.
(d) 200 a week plus room and board.

3. What does the narrator say about the fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare"?
(a) That Colin was like the hare in that he was always in a hurry.
(b) That Colin could read the story but not grasp its underlying meaning.
(c) That it inspires Colin from an early age.
(d) That Colin was akin to the tortoise in his studies.

4. When does Colin first meet Hassan?
(a) 3rd grade.
(b) 7th grade.
(c) 10th grade.
(d) 9th grade.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Colin's first date with Katherine IXI?

2. What does Colin do when he goes into his bathroom after talking to his father?

3. What does Hassan use to convince his parents of the reasonableness of his idea for Colin and him?

4. What does Colin remember about his third grade tutor?

5. Why does Hassan say his proposal is necessary?

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