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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does the narrator tell his readers he would be good at?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Astronaut.
(d) President.

2. 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 screams at his father.
(c) He starts crying.
(d) He storms out of the room.

3. Which one of the following it not one of the narrator's favorite animals?
(a) A sea lion.
(b) An orangutan.
(c) A spider monkey.
(d) An African elephant.

4. What is the narrator's favorite book?
(a) A Case of Identity.
(b) The Man with the Twisted Lip.
(c) Hounds of the Baskervilles.
(d) The Five Orange Pips.

5. What does the narrator compare his memory to?
(a) Film.
(b) Math.
(c) Reading.
(d) Television.

6. Where does the narrator's father take him for an outing in Chapter 137?
(a) The movies.
(b) For a drive.
(c) The park.
(d) The zoo.

7. Why does the narrator not like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
(a) Because he does not believe in the supernatural.
(b) Because he is stupid.
(c) Because he is not stupid.
(d) Because he does believe in the supernatural.

8. What is the narrator's pet rat's name?
(a) Toby.
(b) Marshall.
(c) James.
(d) George.

9. Why does the narrator say he uses prime numbers?
(a) He likes prime numbers better than cardinal numbers.
(b) Prime numbers are easier to calculate.
(c) Prime numbers are easier to remember.
(d) He cannot tell the difference between prime numbers and cardinal numbers.

10. At the end of Chapter 67, who does the narrator think killed the dog?
(a) Mr. Shears.
(b) Mrs. Alexander.
(c) Mrs. Shears.
(d) Father.

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

12. What does the narrator's memory have that is similar to a soundtrack?
(a) His memory has a smelltrack.
(b) His memory has a listeningtrack.
(c) His memory has a laughtrack.
(d) His memory has a visualtrack.

13. What is the name of the dog the narrator finds lying on the grass?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Belvedere.
(d) Benjamin.

14. In reflection, what does the narrator recall about his mother's temper?
(a) His mother used to fight with his father a lot.
(b) His mother always left the house when she was in a rage.
(c) His mother was very kind and gentle.
(d) His mother has a quicker temper than Father.

15. What words describe the demeanor of the narrator's father on the ride home from the police headquarters?
(a) Withdrawn and silent.
(b) Engaged and captivated.
(c) Silent and passive.
(d) Excited and talkative.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the police arrest the narrator?

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

4. What does Siobhan ask the narrator about at school on Monday in Chapter 149?

5. What is the name of the man who works for Father and greets the narrator at the start of Chapter 103?

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