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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 97 | Chapter 101.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Alexander's dog?
(a) Wellington.
(b) Francis.
(c) Ivor.
(d) Kemp.

2. What example does the narrator give of his father breaking the rules?
(a) His father drives over the speed limit.
(b) His father sometimes drinks and drives.
(c) His father steals lawn ornaments out of the neighbors' lawns.
(d) His father cheats on his taxes.

3. What words describe the demeanor of the narrator's father on the ride home from the police headquarters?
(a) Excited and talkative.
(b) Withdrawn and silent.
(c) Engaged and captivated.
(d) Silent and passive.

4. What does Mrs. Alexander reveal to the narrator about Mr. Shears?
(a) Mr. Shears killed the dog.
(b) Mr. Shears died two years ago.
(c) Mr. Shears married his mistress.
(d) Mr. Shears was having an affair with the narrator's mother.

5. What type of listing does the narrator include in Chapter 73?
(a) A listing of his mother's mood swings.
(b) A listing of his parents' arguments.
(c) A listing of his behavioral problems.
(d) A listing of his father's infidelities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept, which appeared in a newspaper column, does the narrator explain in Chapter 101?

2. How does Mrs. Alexander respond when the narrator asks if Mrs. Shears killed his mother?

3. In Chapter 79, what is Father doing when the narrator returns home?

4. According to the narrator, what four moods does the dog have?

5. Why does the narrator decide to investigate the death of the dog despite his father's admonishments?

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