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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is significant about the person whose grave they visit?
(a) She was killed on the same street as Hassan's second cousin.
(b) He is one of Colin's favorite authors.
(c) His death precipitated WWI.
(d) She is an example of someone with great faith.

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator say about the fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare"?
(a) That Colin was akin to the tortoise in his studies.
(b) That Colin was like the hare in that he was always in a hurry.
(c) That Colin could read the story but not grasp its underlying meaning.
(d) That it inspires Colin from an early age.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is going to be teaching at summer camp?

3. What does Colin decide to burn?

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

5. In what area does Colin not excel at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Colin and Hassan supposed to do that day and what do they accomplish?

2. What approach do Hassan and Colin use on Hassan's father to gain permission for the trip?

3. What happens when Colin talks to Katherine and what does he do as a result of the conversation?

4. Who is waiting for Colin when he gets out of the shower and what do they tell Colin?

5. Whose grave is advertised when Colin and Hassan decide to exit off the interstate?

6. What does Hassan do in order to be able to go back to the Hollis home earlier than they are supposed to?

7. Why does Colin call his mother?

8. What does Hassan propose to Colin's parents and what do they reply?

9. What does Starnes say when Colin, Hassan and Linsey interview him?

10. What does Colin decide to do while waiting for dinner?

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