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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator, what group did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle join when he got old?
(a) The Non-Believers' Society.
(b) The Mystery Society.
(c) The Spiritualist Society.
(d) The Unknown Society.

4. In Chapter 103, where does the narrator go to watch the clouds make pictures?
(a) The garden.
(b) The front lawn.
(c) The roof.
(d) The fire escape.

5. How many attachments does the narrator's Swiss army knife have?
(a) 10.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

6. How does Siobhan tell the narrator to begin his book?
(a) With something to grab people's attention.
(b) With a picture of his main character.
(c) With a mysterious character.
(d) With a quote from a famous philosopher.

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

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(d) Withdrawn and silent.

9. What does the narrator's memory have that is similar to a soundtrack?
(a) His memory has a laughtrack.
(b) His memory has a smelltrack.
(c) His memory has a visualtrack.
(d) His memory has a listeningtrack.

10. In reflection, what does the narrator recall about his mother's temper?
(a) His mother always left the house when she was in a rage.
(b) His mother was very kind and gentle.
(c) His mother used to fight with his father a lot.
(d) His mother has a quicker temper than Father.

11. What does the narrator have to do to the Gobi Aloo Sag before he can eat it?
(a) Says a prayer over it.
(b) Holds his nose.
(c) Adds red food coloring to it.
(d) Adds pepper to it.

12. What was on the front cover the card the narrator sent to his mother while she was in the hospital?
(a) Pictures of cars.
(b) Pictures of flowers.
(c) Pictures of shoes.
(d) Pictures of birds.

13. In Chapter 137, why does Father apologize to the narrator on Saturday?
(a) For not telling the narrator about Mr. Shears.
(b) For not taking the narrator on their outing the previous Saturday.
(c) For getting angry.
(d) For not taking the narrator to get lunch.

14. What is the name of the man who works for Father and greets the narrator at the start of Chapter 103?
(a) Degrassi.
(b) Rhodri.
(c) Juan.
(d) Jackson.

15. What information does the narrator include on the graph in Chapter 151?
(a) How many children learned to swim, by year.
(b) How many animal life forms live in the pond.
(c) How many frogs there were in the pond, by year.
(d) How many children are in the school, by year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 97, where does the narrator go after he arrives home from school?

3. Where did Uncle Terry encounter a ghost?

4. Why do the police arrest the narrator?

5. What is the setting of Chapter 109?

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