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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 193.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Uncle Terry encounter a ghost?
(a) In a bakery.
(b) In a shoe shop in a shopping center.
(c) In a friend's home.
(d) In the sancutary of a church.

2. What time does the narrator wake up on his sample timetable?
(a) 7:50 AM.
(b) 6:50 AM.
(c) 7:20 AM.
(d) 6:30 AM.

3. What does the narrator conclude about time at the end of Chapter 193?
(a) Time is a mystery and not a thing.
(b) Time can be summarized in a timetable.
(c) Time does not standstill for any man.
(d) Time changes a person's outlook on life.

4. When did the narrator make timetables?
(a) When he was charting the number of red cars he saw on his way to school.
(b) When he was looking for the dog's killer.
(c) When he studied for his A-level math exam.
(d) When he played with his trains.

5. In Chapter 89, what Joseph Conrad book does Siobhan tell the narrator about?
(a) Tales of Darkness.
(b) Heart of Darkness.
(c) Cave of Darkness.
(d) Dark Heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what day does the narrator provide a sample timetable?

2. What information does the narrator include on the graph in Chapter 151?

3. What type of ghost did Uncle Terry encounter?

4. Why doesn't the narrator think he could make his story into a short novel?

5. In Chapter 89, why does the narrator keep his eyes closed on his way to school on the third day?

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