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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Colin tell his parents when he calls them?
(a) The truth about what he's doing.
(b) That he is visiting some colleges.
(c) That he and Hassan are still wandering.
(d) He decides not to call them.

2. What does Colin do for the first time since he and Katherine XIX broke up?
(a) Starts thinking about his next girlfriend.
(b) Refuses to answer a call from Katherine.
(c) Cries.
(d) Shrugs his shoulders and appears less attached.

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

4. What does Hollis want Hassan and Colin to do the next day?
(a) Groom the horses.
(b) Fix one of the machines in the string factory.
(c) Interview people and ask only four questions.
(d) Take the dog for a run.

5. What is Colin Singleton doing at the opening of the novel?
(a) Sitting in a classroom.
(b) Wandering in the city park.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Swimming in the ocean.

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

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

8. At what age does Colin start elementary school?
(a) A year ahead of other kids his age.
(b) He is home schooled.
(c) Two years ahead of other kids his age.
(d) A year later than other kids his age.

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

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

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

12. What do Hassan and Lindsey decide to play?
(a) Gin.
(b) A trivia game.
(c) A video game.
(d) Billiards.

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

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

15. What does Colin do when he goes into his bathroom after talking to his father?
(a) Throws up.
(b) Cuts his arm.
(c) Cries.
(d) Shaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has this same event occurred to Colin in the past?

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

3. What does Lindsey convince Colin to let her do?

4. What does Colin's father say about Colin's last girlfriend?

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

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