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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. According to the narrator, what group did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle join when he got old?
(a) The Spiritualist Society.
(b) The Unknown Society.
(c) The Mystery Society.
(d) The Non-Believers' Society.

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

3. What made the narrator think at one time that his parents were going to get a divorce?
(a) Because they did not sleep in the same room.
(b) Because Mother got sick.
(c) Because they had a lot of arguments.
(d) Because Mother moved out.

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

5. 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?
(a) He gave it to a friend.
(b) He kept it in his pocket.
(c) He threw it away.
(d) He drew new faces with new meanings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 97, where does the narrator go after he arrives home from school?

2. What fear does the narrator overcome while trying to solve the mystery of the dog's death?

3. Where does the narrator find his book?

4. What is the name of Mrs. Alexander's dog?

5. Where did Uncle Terry encounter a ghost?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Christopher tell Mr. Jeavons about Terry? And why is it significant that he reveals his conversation with Terry?

3. How does Christopher explain Mr. and Mrs. Shears' relationship?

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

5. How did Christopher's "behavioral problems" impact the relationship between his parents?

6. What does Mrs. Anderson reveal to Christopher about his mother in Chapter 97?

7. Why does Christopher say that it is silly to name constellations for their shapes? What are two examples he gives for his reasoning?

8. Why does Christopher feel he cannot trust his father? How does he react towards Father after he confesses to Wellington's death?

9. What example does Christopher give of a mystery that is not a mystery? How is this mystery not a mystery? What technique does he use to diminish the mystery?

10. What is significant about Christopher's behavior in Chapter 191?

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