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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What town does Hollis want to research its history?
(a) Gutshot.
(b) Gaspar.
(c) Providence.
(d) Brady.

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

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

5. What does Colin do as he is waiting on the ground behind the convenience store?
(a) Calls Katherine XIX.
(b) Calls his mother.
(c) Sketches in a small notebook.
(d) Plays cards with Hassan.

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

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

8. What do Colin and Katherine IXI do in her basement after the coffee shop?
(a) Play air hockey.
(b) Watch a movie about prodigies.
(c) Watch a documetary about whales.
(d) Play a video game.

9. What does Hollis offer Colin and Hassan?
(a) Free work on their car problem.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Some sandwhiches for the road.
(d) Advice.

10. How is the person in the grave the boys visit portrayed?
(a) As brilliant.
(b) As nerdy.
(c) As genius falling short.
(d) As compassionate.

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

12. Who asked Colin if he wants to be her boyfriend?
(a) No one.
(b) A girl named Mary.
(c) The tour guide.
(d) Katherine I.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the tour guide take off her tee shirt?

2. What does Colin do for the first time since he and Katherine XIX broke up?

3. Where does the psychologist work that Colin's parents consult?

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

5. Why does Hollis recognize Colin?

(see the answer keys)

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