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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Colin say is a result of his nearsightedness?
(a) The need to wear really thick glasses.
(b) His continual tripping.
(c) The ability to block out distractions.
(d) The inability to see the future.

2. What does Hassan propose to Colin's parents?
(a) That he and Colin take a road trip.
(b) That Colin needs to get his own place.
(c) That Colin needs to break the Katherine cycle.
(d) That Colin needs to relax over the summer.

3. What does the narrator say about the fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare"?
(a) That Colin could read the story but not grasp its underlying meaning.
(b) That it inspires Colin from an early age.
(c) That Colin was akin to the tortoise in his studies.
(d) That Colin was like the hare in that he was always in a hurry.

4. What is Hassan's response to what Colin tells him?
(a) That Colin can move in with him.
(b) To snap out of it.
(c) That it was a lousy job anyway.
(d) That the mouse was already dead.

5. What does Hassan want when he first wakes?
(a) Toothpaste.
(b) To know what time it is.
(c) Coffee.
(d) A donut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tour guide see written in Colin's notebook?

2. What does Hassan do at the opening to Chapter 2?

3. Why do the boys stop at a convenience store?

4. What does Colin's father say about Colin's last girlfriend?

5. How old was Colin when he started reading on his own?

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