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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Katherine?
(a) Colin's older sister.
(b) Colin's mother.
(c) The name of all of Colin's ex-girlfriends.
(d) Colin's favorite aunt.

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

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

4. Where does Lindsey take Colin and Hassan on their first day of working?
(a) The mechanical room.
(b) They old balers.
(c) The barn.
(d) Old man Starnes' house.

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

6. 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) Katherine IXI's basement.
(c) His grandmother's house.
(d) His first ride in a car.

7. Why does Hassan say his proposal is necessary?
(a) Because geniuses tend to overwork.
(b) To get Colin out of his depression.
(c) So Colin can learn to take responsibility for himself.
(d) To break Colin out of his negative pattern with girls.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. How long does Colin spend alone in his room?
(a) 14 hours.
(b) 28 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colin do when he goes into his bathroom after talking to his father?

2. What does the tour guide see written in Colin's notebook?

3. What role does the clerk at the convenient store play besides as cashier?

4. What does Colin's father say he, his mother and Katherine all have in common?

5. Where are Colin's parents when they are first mentioned?

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