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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. Why did the narrator like the grass?
(a) Because it is dry and warm.
(b) Because it is wet and cold.
(c) Because it is wet and warm.
(d) Because it is dry and cold.

2. What made the narrator think at one time that his parents were going to get a divorce?
(a) Because Mother moved out.
(b) Because Mother got sick.
(c) Because they had a lot of arguments.
(d) Because they did not sleep in the same room.

3. What did Father tell the narrator his mother died of?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Breast cancer.
(c) An asthma attack.
(d) An aneurysm.

4. Why do the police arrest the narrator?
(a) For stealing his neighbor's plants out of her front yard.
(b) For killing the dog.
(c) For assulting a police officer.
(d) For breaking into his neighbor's house.

5. How does Mrs. Alexander respond when the narrator asks if Mrs. Shears killed his mother?
(a) Mrs. Alexander admits that Mrs. Shears did kill his mother.
(b) Mrs. Shears admits that she did not know the narrator's mother.
(c) Mrs. Alexander admits that Mrs. Shears did not kill his mother.
(d) Mrs. Alexander did not know the narrator's mother was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father make the narrator promise to give up at the end of Chapter 79?

2. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?

3. What types of books does the narrator mostly read?

4. Why does the narrator say he will not bother his father after his father admits to being sad?

5. The type of day the narrator has depends on the number of cars he passes on the way to school. What are the two types of days that he has?

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