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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 197.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator close out Chapter 167?
(a) He wonders what he is going to do next.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He wakes his father up to talk about the dog's death.
(d) He tells Mrs. Shears about the dog's death.

2. Why does the narrator say he will not bother his father after his father admits to being sad?
(a) Because when the narrator's father is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
(b) Because the narrator's father stopped talking.
(c) Because the narrator does not have anything to say to his father.
(d) Because when the narrator is sad, he prefers to be left alone.

3. In Chapter 109, who tells the narrator, "...sometimes we get sad about things and we don't like to tell other people that we are sad about them."
(a) Rhodri.
(b) Siobhan.
(c) Mrs. Alexander.
(d) Father.

4. Why was Mrs. Gascoyne initially not going to allow the narrator to take the A-level exam?
(a) His teacher did not think he was prepared.
(b) Father did not want the narrator to take the exam.
(c) They did not have the resources to proctor an A-level exam.
(d) The school did not offer the test.

5. What types of books does the narrator mostly read?
(a) Books about animals and people.
(b) Science and math books.
(c) Books about plants and animals.
(d) Math and biology books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator have to do to the Gobi Aloo Sag before he can eat it?

2. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?

3. What is the name of Mrs. Alexander's dog?

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

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

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