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

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

3. What do Colin and Lindsey discuss when she checks on Colin?
(a) Probability.
(b) Possibility.
(c) Providence.
(d) Popularity.

4. What does Hassan do at the opening to Chapter 2?
(a) Puts a mouse in Colin's family's mailbox.
(b) Smashes some flowers near the curb with his car.
(c) Calls Colin on his cell phone.
(d) Comes into Colin's room.

5. What does Hassan take Colin to do at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Look for a new girlfriend.
(b) Play baseball with some other friends.
(c) Research at the library.
(d) Improve Colin's state of mind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Hassan and Lindsey doing when Colin joins them?

3. What does Hollis offer Colin and Hassan?

4. How old was Colin when he started reading on his own?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hollis say Colin and Hassan will do for their job?

2. What does Hollis offer Hassan and Colin?

3. What do Hassan and Colin discuss concerning prodigies and geniuses?

4. Why does Hassan seem to think that Colin's problem is spiritual?

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

6. What does Colin remember about himself when he was 25 months old?

7. What do all of Colin's former girlfriends have in common besides having dated Colin?

8. What is Colin doing at the opening of the novel and what is he upset about?

9. Who is in the convenience store when Colin and Hassan return from the grave and what does the person say to Colin?

10. What was Colin's first date with Katherine IXI?

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