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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 199.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say Mrs. Shear's coffeemaker is from?
(a) The United States.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Venezuela.

2. Why does the narrator say he will not bother his father after his father admits to being sad?
(a) Because when the narrator is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
(b) Because when the narrator's father is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
(c) Because the narrator does not have anything to say to his father.
(d) Because the narrator's father stopped talking.

3. What does Siobhan ask the narrator about at school on Monday in Chapter 149?
(a) His A-level math test.
(b) The information Mrs. Alexander gave him.
(c) The narrator's book.
(d) The bruises on his face.

4. What happens when the narrator goes to Mrs. Shears' house?
(a) Father and Mrs. Shears are arguing.
(b) Mrs. Shears yells at the narrator for knocking on her door.
(c) Mrs. Shears answer the door crying.
(d) There is no answer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator's father frustrated by the time they reach home from the police headquarters?

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

3. How does the narrator decide to travel to his mother's house?

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

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

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