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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 109 | Chapter 113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the reasons the narrator gives for finding people confusing?
(a) People speak different languages.
(b) People use metaphors when they speak.
(c) People do not speak loud enough.
(d) People use too many adjectives when they speak.

2. In Chapter 79, what is Father doing when the narrator returns home?
(a) Sitting at the kitchen table.
(b) Sitting on the living room sofa watching television.
(c) Laying on the bed taking a nap.
(d) Talking to Mrs. Shears on the telephone.

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

4. When the narrator sees four yellow cars in a row, what type of day does that signal for him?
(a) A black day.
(b) A green day.
(c) A bad day.
(d) A good day.

5. Why is the narrator's father frustrated by the time they reach home from the police headquarters?
(a) Because the neighbors are asking them questions when they reach their home.
(b) Because the narrator will not answer Father's questions about the dog's death.
(c) Because the narrator keeps asking questions about the dog's death.
(d) Because the narrator will not admit why he was arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator decide to investigate the death of the dog despite his father's admonishments?

2. What type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?

3. What is the setting of Chapter 109?

4. What does the narrator compare his memory to?

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

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