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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 shoe shop in a shopping center.
(b) In the sancutary of a church.
(c) In a friend's home.
(d) In a bakery.

2. 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.

3. Why is the narrator's father frustrated by the time they reach home from the police headquarters?
(a) Because the narrator will not admit why he was arrested.
(b) Because the narrator will not answer Father's questions about the dog's death.
(c) Because the narrator keeps asking questions about the dog's death.
(d) Because the neighbors are asking them questions when they reach their home.

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

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

6. Who wrote the letter that the narrator finds at the bottom of the cupboard?
(a) Mr. Loxely.
(b) His mother.
(c) Siobhan.
(d) Mrs. Shears.

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

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

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

10. How long ago does the narrator say his mother died?
(a) 3 years ago.
(b) 1 year ago.
(c) 4 years ago.
(d) 2 years ago.

11. In Chapter 97, where does the narrator go after he arrives home from school?
(a) To Mrs. Shears' house.
(b) To the local store.
(c) To visit Mrs. Alexander.
(d) To visit Father at work.

12. In Chapter 127, how does the narrator respond to his father grabbing him after Father finds what the narrator put on the kitchen table?
(a) He starts crying.
(b) He hits his father.
(c) He storms out of the room.
(d) He screams at his father.

13. What does the narrator put on the kitchen table when he returns home in Chapter 127?
(a) His homework.
(b) His A-level test.
(c) His novel.
(d) His favorite book.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator say prime numbers are considered military material?

3. In Chapter 79, what is Father doing when the narrator returns home?

4. How does the narrator know the individual with his father is an inspector?

5. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?

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