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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. 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 life of seagulls.
(c) A video about life in the deepest parts of the ocean.
(d) A video about the reproduction of mammals.

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(a) Withdrawn and silent.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

7. What example does the narrator give of his father breaking the rules?
(a) His father drives over the speed limit.
(b) His father cheats on his taxes.
(c) His father steals lawn ornaments out of the neighbors' lawns.
(d) His father sometimes drinks and drives.

8. What is the name of Mrs. Alexander's dog?
(a) Francis.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Kemp.
(d) Ivor.

9. When the narrator sees four yellow cars in a row, what type of day does that signal for him?
(a) A green day.
(b) A good day.
(c) A bad day.
(d) A black day.

10. Why was Mrs. Gascoyne initially not going to allow the narrator to take the A-level exam?
(a) Father did not want the narrator to take the exam.
(b) They did not have the resources to proctor an A-level exam.
(c) His teacher did not think he was prepared.
(d) The school did not offer the test.

11. 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 were afraid of the dog.
(c) Because you want to upset Mrs. Shears.
(d) Because you were mad.

12. Why does the narrator say he will not bother his father after his father admits to being sad?
(a) Because the narrator does not have anything to say to his father.
(b) Because when the narrator is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
(c) Because when the narrator's father is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
(d) Because the narrator's father stopped talking.

13. How does the narrator know the individual with his father is an inspector?
(a) He is wearing a suit, rather than a uniform.
(b) He is wearing a uniform, rather than a suit.
(c) He is not wearing a tie.
(d) He is wearing jeans, rather than slacks.

14. What does the narrator compare his memory to?
(a) Film.
(b) Reading.
(c) Math.
(d) Television.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 109, what does the narrator spend the afternoon doing?

2. Why does the narrator want to get his book back from Father?

3. 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?

4. Who wrote the letter that the narrator finds at the bottom of the cupboard?

5. What drawing is the narrator carrying with him at the police headquarters?

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