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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 179.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the narrator goes to Mrs. Shears' house?
(a) There is no answer.
(b) Mrs. Shears answer the door crying.
(c) Father and Mrs. Shears are arguing.
(d) Mrs. Shears yells at the narrator for knocking on her door.

2. What term does the narrator use to describe the students at his school?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Mean.
(d) Special needs.

3. Why did Father kill the dog?
(a) He thought that the dog was a nuisance.
(b) He caught the dog using the bathroom on his lawn.
(c) He did not like dogs.
(d) He was distraught by his relationship with Mrs. Shears.

4. How does Mrs. Forbes respond to the narrator's dislike of two colors?
(a) She said that it's tacky.
(b) She said it's just being silly.
(c) She said it's just plain awful.
(d) She said that everyone has a favorite color.

5. How does the narrator view his father after he reveals that he killed the dog?
(a) As a protector and provider.
(b) As a liar and murder.
(c) As a fighter and liar.
(d) As a lover and murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator ask to watch Toby while he goes to visit his mother?

2. What is the narrator's pet rat's name?

3. What does the narrator compare his memory to?

4. Where does the narrator's father take him for an outing in Chapter 137?

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

(see the answer key)

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