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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 53 | Chapters 59 and 61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the police arrest the narrator?
(a) For stealing his neighbor's plants out of her front yard.
(b) For killing the dog.
(c) For breaking into his neighbor's house.
(d) For assulting a police officer.

2. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?
(a) Father.
(b) No one.
(c) Mrs. Shears.
(d) Mrs. Forbes.

3. What is the narrator's full name?
(a) Wellington Benjamin James Boone.
(b) Thomas Matthew Roger Mason.
(c) Christopher John Francis Boone.
(d) James Weldon Christopher Williams.

4. Why does the narrator decide to investigate the death of the dog despite his father's admonishments?
(a) Because he thinks Mrs. Shears killed the dog.
(b) Because he thinks he'll get bored when he gets home.
(c) Because he does not always do what he is told.
(d) Because he thinks the police will not investigate the dog's murder.

5. Why is the narrator's father frustrated by the time they reach home from the police headquarters?
(a) Because the narrator will not admit why he was arrested.
(b) Because the narrator will not answer Father's questions about the dog's death.
(c) Because the neighbors are asking them questions when they reach their home.
(d) Because the narrator keeps asking questions about the dog's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of books does the narrator mostly read?

2. Why does the narrator say he uses prime numbers?

3. Why does the narrator say he will not bother his father after his father admits to being sad?

4. How many red cars does Christopher's bus consecutively pass on his way to school?

5. According to the narrator, what four moods does the dog have?

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