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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did the narrator like the grass?
(a) Because it is dry and warm.
(b) Because it is dry and cold.
(c) Because it is wet and cold.
(d) Because it is wet and warm.

3. Which of the following is not one of the three reasons the narrator deduces for killing a dog?
(a) Because you hated the dog.
(b) Because you want to upset Mrs. Shears.
(c) Because you were afraid of the dog.
(d) Because you were mad.

4. What does Mrs. Alexander reveal to the narrator about Mr. Shears?
(a) Mr. Shears was having an affair with the narrator's mother.
(b) Mr. Shears died two years ago.
(c) Mr. Shears married his mistress.
(d) Mr. Shears killed the dog.

5. After the six days, what does the narrator do when he returns home from school in Chapter 157?
(a) He gets the letters from his father's room.
(b) He watches one of his videos.
(c) He get his book and continues to write in it.
(d) He goes over to Mrs. Shears' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's mother apologize for in Chapter 149?

2. According to the narrator, why is Orion called Orion?

3. What is in the Smarties box?

4. What does Father make the narrator promise to give up at the end of Chapter 79?

5. What does the narrator compare his memory to?

(see the answer key)

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