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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 199.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?
(a) Dachshund.
(b) Terrier.
(c) Rottweiler.
(d) Poodle.

2. Why does the narrator decide he cannot live with Siobhan?
(a) Because she will tell Father that he is living with her.
(b) Because she would get in trouble with the school.
(c) Because she is not an actually friend.
(d) Because she lives to close to Father.

3. What does the narrator compare peoples' brains to?
(a) VCRs.
(b) Computers.
(c) Televisions.
(d) Lawn Mowers.

4. What term does the narrator give to the phenomenon in which eyes move from point to point without really seeing what is in between the two points?
(a) Visual Memorization.
(b) Visual Saccades.
(c) Visual Escapes.
(d) Visual Illuminations.

5. Why did the narrator feel giddy and sick at the train station?
(a) There were lots of people.
(b) The station was too big.
(c) He smelled the bathrooms.
(d) He had an empty stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say people believe in God?

2. What does the narrator say caused much of the stress in his parent's relationship?

3. Who approaches the narrator at the train station and asks his name and address?

4. Where does the narrator not look for his book?

5. Why do the police arrest the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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