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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 73 | Chapter 79.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say caused much of the stress in his parent's relationship?
(a) Father's long work hours.
(b) Father's infidelity.
(c) The narrator's behavioral problems.
(d) Mother's extreme mood swings.

2. What is the narrator's full name?
(a) Thomas Matthew Roger Mason.
(b) Christopher John Francis Boone.
(c) Wellington Benjamin James Boone.
(d) James Weldon Christopher Williams.

3. Why does the narrator decide to investigate the death of the dog despite his father's admonishments?
(a) Because he thinks Mrs. Shears killed the dog.
(b) Because he thinks he'll get bored when he gets home.
(c) Because he thinks the police will not investigate the dog's murder.
(d) Because he does not always do what he is told.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Mrs. Gascoyne initially not going to allow the narrator to take the A-level exam?

3. How does Siobhan tell the narrator to begin his book?

4. What is the name of the dog the narrator finds lying on the grass?

5. What fear does the narrator overcome while trying to solve the mystery of the dog's death?

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