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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Uncle Terry encounter a ghost?
(a) In a bakery.
(b) In a shoe shop in a shopping center.
(c) In a friend's home.
(d) In the sancutary of a church.

2. Why does the narrator like Sherlock Holmes?
(a) Because he does believe in the supernatural.
(b) Because he is not stupid.
(c) Because he does not believe in the supernatural.
(d) Because he is stupid.

3. In Chapter 89, what Joseph Conrad book does Siobhan tell the narrator about?
(a) Tales of Darkness.
(b) Heart of Darkness.
(c) Cave of Darkness.
(d) Dark Heart.

4. How many red cars does Christopher's bus consecutively pass on his way to school?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

6. What type of video does the narrator watch while waiting for his father to get home?
(a) A video about life in the deepest parts of the ocean.
(b) A video about the evolution of man.
(c) A video about the reproduction of mammals.
(d) A video about the life of seagulls.

7. In Chapter 89, why does the narrator keep his eyes closed on his way to school on the third day?
(a) Because he is allowed to after three bad days in a row.
(b) Because after two black days in a row, he is allowed to.
(c) Because he is allowed to after three green days in a row.
(d) Because he is allowed to after two good days in a row.

8. Where does the narrator find his book?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The living room.
(c) The dining room.
(d) His father's room.

9. Why does the narrator say he uses prime numbers?
(a) He likes prime numbers better than cardinal numbers.
(b) He cannot tell the difference between prime numbers and cardinal numbers.
(c) Prime numbers are easier to remember.
(d) Prime numbers are easier to calculate.

10. In Chapter 109, what does the narrator spend the afternoon doing?
(a) Painting pictures of aliens.
(b) Reading his favorite book.
(c) Detective work.
(d) Math.

11. How does the narrator's father describe Mr. Shears?
(a) As a nice man.
(b) As an angry man.
(c) As a gentle man.
(d) As an evil man.

12. What does Father decide to do on Saturday instead of taking the narrator on a weekly trip?
(a) Watch a soccer match.
(b) Clean the house.
(c) Go over Mrs. Shears house.
(d) Take a nap.

13. What type of business does Father own?
(a) A laundry business.
(b) A boiler repair business.
(c) A shoe repair business.
(d) An auto repair business.

14. According to the narrator, what color is Gobi Aloo Sag?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.

15. 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) Rhodri.
(b) Siobhan.
(c) Father.
(d) Mrs. Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Chapter 109?

2. What did the narrator do with the piece of paper on which Siobhan drew lots of faces and wrote descriptions of exactly what each meant?

3. What does the narrator say caused much of the stress in his parent's relationship?

4. What is the narrator's favorite book?

5. What is the narrator's full name?

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