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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lindsey tell her mother she is going to do with Colin?
(a) Go shopping in Memphis.
(b) Teach him how to rollerblade.
(c) Show him the old flour mill.
(d) Take him out to dinner.

2. What does Lindsey teach Colin how to do?
(a) Run the tractor.
(b) Tie several types of knots.
(c) Shoot a shotgun.
(d) Shoot a bow.

3. How is the person in the grave the boys visit portrayed?
(a) As brilliant.
(b) As genius falling short.
(c) As compassionate.
(d) As nerdy.

4. What is Colin Singleton doing at the opening of the novel?
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Sitting in a classroom.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Wandering in the city park.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the topic of conversation that Colin and Lindsey over hear Hollis having?

3. For how many Katherines does Colin's theorem work?

4. How long does it take Colin and Hassan to reconcile?

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

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