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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lindsey take Colin and Hassan on their first day of working?
(a) The mechanical room.
(b) They old balers.
(c) Old man Starnes' house.
(d) The barn.

2. What happens as Colin is walking behind the convenience store?
(a) He twists his ankle.
(b) He falls and hits his head.
(c) He notices the odor of propane.
(d) He worries about being led into a trap.

3. What are Hassan and Lindsey doing when Colin joins them?
(a) Watching poker on t.v.
(b) Playing dominoes.
(c) Giving the dog a bath.
(d) Creating a work schedule.

4. What town does Hollis want to research its history?
(a) Gaspar.
(b) Brady.
(c) Gutshot.
(d) Providence.

5. What story does the convenience clerk tell Hassan and Colin?
(a) About her paramedic training.
(b) About her mechanic's course at the tech school.
(c) About her grandmother who was a medium.
(d) About the Archduke's death.

6. What does Hassan think is the answer to Colin's problems?
(a) A more varied workout.
(b) A belief in God.
(c) A girlfriend with another name.
(d) A unique invention.

7. How many employees do Hassan and Colin interview at the plant that day?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 27.
(d) 10.

8. In what area does Colin not excel at school?
(a) Social.
(b) Biology.
(c) Art.
(d) Athletics.

9. Why does Hassan say his proposal is necessary?
(a) So Colin can learn to take responsibility for himself.
(b) To get Colin out of his depression.
(c) Because geniuses tend to overwork.
(d) To break Colin out of his negative pattern with girls.

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

11. What does Colin's pre-school tell his parents?
(a) That Colin is emotionally challenged.
(b) That Colin is a great asset to the school.
(c) That Colin needs to tone down his behavior.
(d) That they were not equipped to work with geniuses.

12. For how long has Starnes lived in Gutshot?
(a) A few years.
(b) His whole life.
(c) Since he was forty-one.
(d) A few months.

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

14. What does Colin tell Hassan?
(a) That the mouse will die of heat if left in the mailbox.
(b) That Colin has lost his job.
(c) That Katherine the XIX dumped him.
(d) That Colin's father has told Colin to move out.

15. What does Colin think about as he is lying on the ground?
(a) Meeting his first Katherine.
(b) Becoming a tour guide.
(c) Working in a convenience store.
(d) The night of graduation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colin say is a result of his nearsightedness?

2. How is the person in the grave the boys visit portrayed?

3. What does Hassan take Colin to do at the end of Chapter 2?

4. What does Hollis invite the boys to do?

5. Who is Hollis?

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