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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?
(a) Mrs. Forbes.
(b) Mrs. Shears.
(c) No one.
(d) Father.

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(d) Withdrawn and silent.

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

4. Where did Uncle Terry encounter a ghost?
(a) In a shoe shop in a shopping center.
(b) In the sancutary of a church.
(c) In a bakery.
(d) In a friend's home.

5. What colors does the narrator say he does not like?
(a) Brown and yellow.
(b) Brown and green.
(c) Red and green.
(d) Red and yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the Smarties box?

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

3. What happens when the narrator goes to Mrs. Shears' house?

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

5. What reason does the narrator give for having a pond at school?

(see the answer key)

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