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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hassan do at the opening to Chapter 2?
(a) Comes into Colin's room.
(b) Smashes some flowers near the curb with his car.
(c) Calls Colin on his cell phone.
(d) Puts a mouse in Colin's family's mailbox.

2. Who is working at the convenience store when Colin and Hassan drop off Lindsey there?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) No one; it's been closed.
(d) Her boyfriend.

3. What theorem is Colin developing?
(a) The Theorem of the Multi-colored Ducks.
(b) The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability.
(c) The Theorem of Latitude Probability.
(d) The Theorem of Now.

4. What role does the clerk at the convenient store play besides as cashier?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Cook.
(c) Tour guide.
(d) Gas pumper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hollis talking to when Colin and Lindsey arrive back at Lindsey's house?

2. What does Lindsey tell her mother she is going to do with Colin?

3. What will Colin and Hassan do in their job that summer?

4. At what age does Colin start elementary school?

5. In what area does Colin not excel at school?

(see the answer key)

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