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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 was the breed of the dog the narrator found on the grass?
(a) Rottweiler.
(b) Terrier.
(c) Poodle.
(d) Labrador.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to the narrator, what four moods does the dog have?

3. What type of business does Father own?

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

5. Where does the narrator find his book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Chapter 173 symbolic?

2. How does Christopher illustrate that he "sees everything"?

3. How does Christopher alert Siobhan that he knows about his Mother and Mr. Shears? And what advice does she give him about the new information that he has?

4. Why does Father kill Wellington?

5. What is the purpose of Chapter 181? Why does the author feel the need to include Chapter 181 in the novel?

6. What strategy does Christopher use to cope with his new surroundings and large amounts of people at the train station?

7. Why is Father upset with Christopher in Chapter 79?

8. What is the purpose of Chapter 199?

9. Does Christopher believe in heaven? Why or Why not? Whose opinion about heaven does he seek and what do they tell him?

10. Why does Christopher say people believe in God? How does he view people that believe in God? What are Christopher's beliefs?

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