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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 179.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what four moods does the dog have?
(a) Sad, mad, concetrating, and envy.
(b) Mad, sad, happy, and cross.
(c) Cross, concentrating, caring, and happy.
(d) Happy, sad, cross, and concentrating.

2. 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.

3. When the narrator sees four yellow cars in a row, what type of day does that signal for him?
(a) A black day.
(b) A bad day.
(c) A green day.
(d) A good day.

4. What made the narrator think at one time that his parents were going to get a divorce?
(a) Because Mother got sick.
(b) Because Mother moved out.
(c) Because they did not sleep in the same room.
(d) Because they had a lot of arguments.

5. In Chapter 103, where does the narrator go to watch the clouds make pictures?
(a) The front lawn.
(b) The fire escape.
(c) The roof.
(d) The garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colors does the narrator say he does not like?

2. Why does the narrator say prime numbers are considered military material?

3. How does Siobhan tell the narrator to begin his book?

4. What does Father make the narrator promise to give up at the end of Chapter 79?

5. In Chapter 127, how does the narrator respond to his father grabbing him after Father finds what the narrator put on the kitchen table?

(see the answer key)

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