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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) 16 months.
(b) 25 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 years.

2. What does Colin think about as he is lying on the ground?
(a) Working in a convenience store.
(b) Meeting his first Katherine.
(c) The night of graduation.
(d) Becoming a tour guide.

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

4. Where does the psychologist work that Colin's parents consult?
(a) MIT.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Michigan State.
(d) Stanford.

5. In what area does Colin not excel at school?
(a) Art.
(b) Social.
(c) Athletics.
(d) Biology.

6. What does the factory manufacture that is owned by Hollis' family?
(a) Tarpon nets.
(b) Bungee cords.
(c) Climbing ropes.
(d) Tampon strings.

7. What does Colin say is a result of his nearsightedness?
(a) The ability to block out distractions.
(b) The need to wear really thick glasses.
(c) The inability to see the future.
(d) His continual tripping.

8. What does the tour guide see written in Colin's notebook?
(a) A picture of Katherine I.
(b) K-19.
(c) A poem written in German.
(d) The words "Ipso facto."

9. What does Colin's father say he, his mother and Katherine all have in common?
(a) The belief that something better will happen for Colin.
(b) The idea that Colin should go away to college.
(c) Worry about Colin.
(d) The idea that Colin should change jobs.

10. For how many years has Starnes worked at the same place?
(a) 33.
(b) 60.
(c) 10.
(d) Just a couple months.

11. Who is Zeke?
(a) The Hollis' dog.
(b) Lindsey's cousin.
(c) The plant manager.
(d) The school administrator.

12. What was the name of the tour guides first and only boyfriend?
(a) She has never had a boyfriend.
(b) Dewey.
(c) Colin.
(d) Hassan.

13. From where did Starnes retire?
(a) The factory in Gutshot.
(b) He was a self-employed farmer.
(c) The sheriff's office.
(d) He is a self-employed writer and still works.

14. What does Colin hear as he wakes the next morning?
(a) A peacock yelling.
(b) A cow mooing.
(c) A horse neighing.
(d) A rooster crowing.

15. Who is Hassan?
(a) Colin's boss.
(b) Colin's father's boss.
(c) Colin's friend.
(d) The neighborhood brat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the latest Katherine break up with Colin?

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

3. What does the tour guide saying she is training to become?

4. What do Colin and Lindsey discuss when she checks on Colin?

5. Why does Hassan say his proposal is necessary?

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