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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 193.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator like timetables?
(a) Because he likes to know when everything is going to happen.
(b) Because timetables remind him of his mother.
(c) Because he likes to use them for his mathematical equations.
(d) Because he likes numbers.

2. What mystery does the narrator say scientists will solve someday?
(a) The mystery of electricity.
(b) The mystery of ghosts.
(c) The mystery of death.
(d) The mystery of lightning

3. What time does the narrator wake up on his sample timetable?
(a) 7:50 AM.
(b) 7:20 AM.
(c) 6:50 AM.
(d) 6:30 AM.

4. What does the narrator conclude about time at the end of Chapter 193?
(a) Time can be summarized in a timetable.
(b) Time changes a person's outlook on life.
(c) Time does not standstill for any man.
(d) Time is a mystery and not a thing.

5. What time does the narrator go to bed on his sample timetable?
(a) 10:00 PM.
(b) 8:30 PM.
(c) 9:00 PM.
(d) 9:30 PM.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of formula does the narrator write?

2. What reason does the narrator give for having a pond at school?

3. What type of ghost did Uncle Terry encounter?

4. When did the narrator make timetables?

5. In Chapter 89, why does the narrator keep his eyes closed on his way to school on the third day?

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