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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of listing does the narrator include in Chapter 73?
(a) A listing of his parents' arguments.
(b) A listing of his father's infidelities.
(c) A listing of his mother's mood swings.
(d) A listing of his behavioral problems.

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

3. What type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?
(a) Poodle.
(b) Terrier.
(c) Dachshund.
(d) Rottweiler.

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

5. What words describe the demeanor of the narrator's father on the ride home from the police headquarters?
(a) Engaged and captivated.
(b) Silent and passive.
(c) Excited and talkative.
(d) Withdrawn and silent.

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

7. What did Father take to the hospital when he went to visit Mother?
(a) Books from Barnes and Noble.
(b) Food from Marks and Spencer's.
(c) Shoes from Han Coles.
(d) Flowers from Spencer's.

8. What does the narrator's mother apologize for in Chapter 149?
(a) Waiting so long since her last letter to write him.
(b) Leaving him with his father.
(c) Not calling him.
(d) Not allowing him at the hospital during her illness.

9. In Chapter 109, who tells the narrator, "...sometimes we get sad about things and we don't like to tell other people that we are sad about them."
(a) Siobhan.
(b) Rhodri.
(c) Mrs. Alexander.
(d) Father.

10. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?
(a) No one.
(b) Mrs. Shears.
(c) Father.
(d) Mrs. Forbes.

11. Why does the narrator not like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
(a) Because he is not stupid.
(b) Because he does not believe in the supernatural.
(c) Because he is stupid.
(d) Because he does believe in the supernatural.

12. What reason does the narrator give for having a pond at school?
(a) It helps the children learn how to treat animals with kindness and respect.
(b) It helps the children learn about different animal life forms.
(c) It helps the children learn how to care for the environment.
(d) It helps children learn to swim.

13. 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.

14. Why do the police arrest the narrator?
(a) For breaking into his neighbor's house.
(b) For killing the dog.
(c) For assulting a police officer.
(d) For stealing his neighbor's plants out of her front yard.

15. What is the name of the dog the narrator finds lying on the grass?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Wellington.
(d) Belvedere.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 89, what Joseph Conrad book does Siobhan tell the narrator about?

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

3. How many attachments does the narrator's Swiss army knife have?

4. What was the breed of the dog the narrator found on the grass?

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

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