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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Colin when he started reading on his own?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 16 months.
(d) 25 months.

2. In what grade is Colin when he meets his first Katherine?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 6th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

3. What is Colin reminded of by the smell at the first person's house that the three young people go to for interviews?
(a) The abandoned home of a wealthy eccentric man in Colin's hometown.
(b) His grandmother's house.
(c) Katherine IXI's basement.
(d) His first ride in a car.

4. What happens as Colin is walking behind the convenience store?
(a) He falls and hits his head.
(b) He worries about being led into a trap.
(c) He twists his ankle.
(d) He notices the odor of propane.

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

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

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

8. What does Colin overhear Hassan and Lindsey discussing?
(a) Him.
(b) About Hassan not wanting to go to college.
(c) About Lindsey's plan to break up with her current boyfriend.
(d) About Hassan's attraction to Colin's sister.

9. How many employees do Hassan and Colin interview at the plant that day?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 27.
(d) 3.

10. How many times has this same event occurred to Colin in the past?
(a) 13.
(b) 5.
(c) 0.
(d) 19.

11. What do Colin and Lindsey discuss when she checks on Colin?
(a) Possibility.
(b) Probability.
(c) Providence.
(d) Popularity.

12. Where are Colin's parents when they are first mentioned?
(a) Swimming in the ocean also.
(b) Looking at the pictures of Colin ex-girlfriends on his wall.
(c) Down in the basement fighting about Colin.
(d) Sitting on his bed.

13. What does Hassan do in order to go back to Hollis' house early?
(a) Asks to used Lindsey's computer.
(b) Fakes indigestion.
(c) Pretends to sprain his ankle.
(d) Fakes an asthma attack.

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

15. Why does Hollis recognize Colin?
(a) From a book Colin wrote.
(b) From a game show.
(c) From a video game Colin wrote.
(d) She does not recognize Colin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Hollis?

3. What does Colin read over and over while alone in his room?

4. What does Colin hear as he wakes the next morning?

5. What does Hassan do at the opening to Chapter 2?

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