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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 229.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator find his book?
(a) His father's room.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The living room.
(d) The bathroom.

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

4. In Chapter 127, how does the narrator respond to his father grabbing him after Father finds what the narrator put on the kitchen table?
(a) He hits his father.
(b) He starts crying.
(c) He storms out of the room.
(d) He screams at his father.

5. What does the narrator do when he shuts his mind down?
(a) Occupies himself with mathematical equations, puzzles, or games.
(b) Eats a lot of food.
(c) Closes his eyes and meditates.
(d) Sleeps for long periods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does the narrator tell his readers he would be good at?

2. What does the narrator's mother apologize for in Chapter 149?

3. Where does the narrator hide as the train approaches Didcot Parkway?

4. When the narrator returns to his original seat on the train, what does he find is missing?

5. What does the narrator sketch while on the train?

(see the answer key)

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