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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say people believe in God?
(a) Because the world is very complicated.
(b) Because they are trained to believe in God.
(c) Because they do not have anything else to believe in.
(d) Because they have nothing else to do.

2. How many sections does the A-level exams have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. How many illustrations are in Chapter 181?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. What does the narrator do when his father tries to make up with him in Chapter 167?
(a) Runs out of the room.
(b) Hits his father.
(c) Screams and pushes his father off the bed.
(d) Cries and covers his head with a pillow.

5. What does mother try to explain in the second letter the narrator reads?
(a) Her behavior towards Father.
(b) The mystery of ghosts.
(c) Her illness.
(d) Her absense.

6. According to the narrator, if everyone in the world was tossing coins, eventually how many heads in a row would someone get?
(a) 5,698.
(b) 4,389.
(c) 2,088.
(d) 3,299.

7. In Chapter 227, what is Mother doing when she arrives to her home and Christopher is awaiting her arrival?
(a) Talking to one of her neighbors.
(b) Running in the rain.
(c) Arguing with Mr. Shears.
(d) Getting out of a cab.

8. When the narrator returns to his original seat on the train, what does he find is missing?
(a) His bag.
(b) His money.
(c) The feces in the bathroom.
(d) His new friend.

9. What is the setting of Chapter 197?
(a) The police station.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) A train car.
(d) The train station.

10. The narrator starts Chapter 157 with a discourse on what happened at school for what number of days?
(a) Ten days.
(b) One day.
(c) Six days.
(d) Three days.

11. How many other things did the narrator not write down about his trip to the countryside with Mother and Father?
(a) 31.
(b) 41.
(c) 38.
(d) 27.

12. What does the narrator say he can see between the roof of the shed and the big plant that hangs over the fence from the house next door?
(a) The planet Venus.
(b) The moon.
(c) A constellation.
(d) A shooting star.

13. What nickname do the three young men on the train give to the narrator?
(a) Silly boy.
(b) Train elf.
(c) Train rider boy.
(d) Young elf.

14. Why does the narrator say you can join Orion to bits of Lepus, Taurus, or Gemini?
(a) Because the stars move around.
(b) Because Lepus, Taurus and Gemini have not been discovered by scientists.
(c) Because Orion is right next to Lepus, Taurus, and Gemini.
(d) Because there are not any lines in space.

15. Who told the narrator to write descriptions?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Mrs. Alexander.
(d) Siobhan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gift that Father gives to the narrator at the end of the book?

2. Who helps the narrator find the subway tunnel that he will take in London?

3. Approximately, how long does the narrator spend on the bench at the subway station in Chapter 227?

4. What grade does the narrator get on each section of his A-level exams?

5. According to the narrator, why does Siobhan say people go on holidays?

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