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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long was the narrator hugging the dog when he heard screaming?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 4 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 8 minutes.

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

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

5. 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 screams at his father.
(b) He storms out of the room.
(c) He starts crying.
(d) He hits his father.

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

7. What drawing is the narrator carrying with him at the police headquarters?
(a) A drawing of the dog.
(b) A drawing of himself.
(c) A drawing of neighborhood.
(d) A drawing of a wooden puzzle.

8. Why doesn't the narrator think he could make his story into a short novel?
(a) Because it does not have a proper ending.
(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 is too short to be a short novel.

9. What is the setting of Chapter 109?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The narrator's home.
(c) Father's office.
(d) The narrator's school.

10. What is one of the reasons the narrator gives for finding people confusing?
(a) People do not speak loud enough.
(b) People speak different languages.
(c) People use metaphors when they speak.
(d) People use too many adjectives when they speak.

11. What types of books does the narrator mostly read?
(a) Books about plants and animals.
(b) Math and biology books.
(c) Science and math books.
(d) Books about animals and people.

12. Why did the narrator like the grass?
(a) Because it is dry and cold.
(b) Because it is wet and warm.
(c) Because it is wet and cold.
(d) Because it is dry and warm.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator's father take him for an outing in Chapter 137?

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

3. The type of day the narrator has depends on the number of cars he passes on the way to school. What are the two types of days that he has?

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

5. How does the narrator's father describe Mr. Shears?

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