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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 163.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago does the narrator say his mother died?
(a) 1 year ago.
(b) 4 years ago.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

2. What does the narrator use Chapter 163 to do?
(a) Explain why Mother thinks like she does.
(b) Explain a new theory of how people think.
(c) Explain how one of his classmates thinks.
(d) Explain how he learned that other people had minds.

3. Why is the narrator's father frustrated by the time they reach home from the police headquarters?
(a) Because the neighbors are asking them questions when they reach their home.
(b) Because the narrator will not admit why he was arrested.
(c) Because the narrator keeps asking questions about the dog's death.
(d) Because the narrator will not answer Father's questions about the dog's death.

4. In Chapter 103, where does the narrator go to watch the clouds make pictures?
(a) The garden.
(b) The fire escape.
(c) The front lawn.
(d) The roof.

5. What is in the Smarties box?
(a) A marker.
(b) A pencil.
(c) Stickers.
(d) Smarties.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator's father describe Mr. Shears?

2. Where does the narrator not look for his book?

3. According to the narrator, what color is Gobi Aloo Sag?

4. What type of business does Father own?

5. What term does the narrator give to the phenomenon in which eyes move from point to point without really seeing what is in between the two points?

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