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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Colin call his mother?
(a) To ask her to wire more money.
(b) To tell her whose grave they visited.
(c) To tell her that the car has a problem
(d) To report their location and learn if Katherine called.

2. Why does Colin believe he is past the prime of his life?
(a) Because prodigies generally peak at 12 or 13 years.
(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 he cannot imagine meeting a 20th Katherine.

3. What will Colin and Hassan do in their job that summer?
(a) Interviews.
(b) Keeping the baling machines working.
(c) Running the machines in the factory.
(d) Cutting fibers.

4. What creature does Lindsey say she is similar to when Colin and she are talking in the cave?
(a) Chameleon.
(b) Cat.
(c) Wolverine.
(d) Rabbit.

5. What does Colin do when Hassan pulls off the road after they leave the factory?
(a) Calls Katherine the XIX.
(b) Writes a short poem.
(c) Gathers a bunch of daisies.
(d) Meditates in a field of daisies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the factory manufacture that is owned by Hollis' family?

2. What does Colin decide to burn?

3. What does Hassan take Colin to do at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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