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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not one of the three reasons the narrator deduces for killing a dog?
(a) Because you were afraid of the dog.
(b) Because you were mad.
(c) Because you hated the dog.
(d) Because you want to upset Mrs. Shears.

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

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

5. What did Father tell the narrator his mother died of?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) An aneurysm.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) An asthma attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does the narrator include on the graph in Chapter 151?

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

3. What type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?

4. What type of ghost did Uncle Terry encounter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the "How the Mind Works" experiment.

2. Describe The Case of the Cottingley Fairies.

3. Describe Christopher's feelings towards his father and how he deals with his feelings in Chapter 233?

4. How is the novel that the narrator is writing similar to that of the Sherlock Holmes novel Hounds of the Baskervilles? How is it different?

5. How is Christopher's memory like a video player? And how is it different?

6. How does Mrs. Shears behavior differ in Chapter 53 from her behavior the night that Wellington was killed (Chapter 5)?

7. How has the train ride proved to be a great growth experience for Christopher?

8. How does Christopher compare his father's and mother's anger towards him?

9. What happens to Christopher during the six days he waits to look at the letters?

10. How does Christopher respond to seeing four yellow cars on his way to school?

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