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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 137 | Chapter 139.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator's father take him for an outing in Chapter 137?
(a) The movies.
(b) For a drive.
(c) The zoo.
(d) The park.

2. What does Father make the narrator promise to give up at the end of Chapter 79?
(a) His silly detective game.
(b) Talking to Mrs. Shears.
(c) Not talking about Mr. Shears.
(d) Not talking about his mother.

3. Why doesn't the narrator think he could make his story into a short novel?
(a) Because it does not have a proper ending.
(b) Because it is too short to be a short novel.
(c) Because he wants to write a longer novel.
(d) Because he does not think it would make a good short story.

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

5. What memory of his mother does the narrator recall in Chapter 113?
(a) Her sickness.
(b) Their time together at home.
(c) Their holiday in Cornwall.
(d) Her reading his favorite book to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 89, why does the narrator keep his eyes closed on his way to school on the third day?

2. In Chapter 127, how does the narrator respond to his father grabbing him after Father finds what the narrator put on the kitchen table?

3. Why did the narrator like the grass?

4. How does Mrs. Alexander respond when the narrator asks if Mrs. Shears killed his mother?

5. What words describe the demeanor of the narrator's father on the ride home from the police headquarters?

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