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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 use to convince his parents of the reasonableness of his idea for Colin and him?
(a) That Colin and Hassan are going to find jobs.
(b) That Colin and Hassan are in their last summer of childhood.
(c) That Colin and Hassan are too depressed to work that summer.
(d) That jobs are non-existent, so Colin and Hassan should learn more about their country.

2. What is significant about the person whose grave they visit?
(a) His death precipitated WWI.
(b) She is an example of someone with great faith.
(c) He is one of Colin's favorite authors.
(d) She was killed on the same street as Hassan's second cousin.

3. Where do Colin and Hassan go after talking to Colin's parents?
(a) To Hassan's house.
(b) To the basement to work on a new invention Colin has thought of.
(c) To the beach.
(d) To the movies.

4. What does the narrator say about the fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare"?
(a) That it inspires Colin from an early age.
(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 Colin could read the story but not grasp its underlying meaning.

5. Who is Hollis talking to when Colin and Lindsey arrive back at Lindsey's house?
(a) Roy.
(b) Hassan.
(c) Herself.
(d) Eric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hassan want when he first wakes?

2. Who will Colin and Hassan interview next?

3. What has Hassan been doing with Lindsey when he returns to Lindsey's house?

4. For how many years has Starnes worked at the same place?

5. Where does Colin go after Lindsey goes to her room?

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