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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not one of the names the narrator gave to the entity that would form if you joined Orion, Lepus, Taurus, or Gemini?
(a) The Pound of Fish.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The Bunch of Grapes.
(d) The Bicycle.

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

3. How many illustrations are in Chapter 173?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

4. How does the narrator's father describe Mr. Shears?
(a) As an evil man.
(b) As a nice man.
(c) As a gentle man.
(d) As an angry man.

5. Why is the narrator's experience with the toilet on the train traumatic?
(a) Because there was no sink to wash his hands.
(b) Because there was urine on the floor.
(c) Because there was someone in the toilet and he had to relieve himself.
(d) Because there was feces on the toilet seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stranger help the narrator do before getting on the train?

2. What type of ghost did Uncle Terry encounter?

3. What is in the Smarties box?

4. Why did the narrator like the grass?

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

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