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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the six days, what does the narrator do when he returns home from school in Chapter 157?
(a) He gets the letters from his father's room.
(b) He get his book and continues to write in it.
(c) He goes over to Mrs. Shears' house.
(d) He watches one of his videos.

2. How many illustrations are in Chapter 173?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. What is the gift that Father gives to the narrator at the end of the book?
(a) A book with math puzzles.
(b) A Sherlock Holmes novel.
(c) A golden retriever puppy.
(d) A video about mammals in the wild.

4. What reason does the narrator give for going to London?
(a) To escape his father.
(b) To live with his mother.
(c) To find Siobhan.
(d) To take his A-level exam.

5. What does the narrator do when his father falls asleep in Chapter 167?
(a) Reads more letters from his mother.
(b) Sneaks out the house.
(c) Watches one of his videos.
(d) Goes to Mrs. Shears' house.

6. Why does Mother lose her job?
(a) Her job found out about her son.
(b) She quit.
(c) She is taking too much time off of work.
(d) She was not completing her assignments on time.

7. What makes the narrator's dream in Chapter 229 special?
(a) He has the same dream every night.
(b) He has different versions of the dream.
(c) His dream is the same as a scientist at NASA.
(d) His dream was depicted in a movie.

8. How many other things did the narrator not write down about his trip to the countryside with Mother and Father?
(a) 38.
(b) 27.
(c) 41.
(d) 31.

9. According to the narrator, why is Orion called Orion?
(a) Because scientist thought Orion would make a nice name.
(b) Because the scientist that discovered it named it after his dog Orion.
(c) Because Orion was named by Earl Orion.
(d) Because Orion was a hunter.

10. Why does the narrator say people believe in God?
(a) Because the world is very complicated.
(b) Because they are trained to believe in God.
(c) Because they have nothing else to do.
(d) Because they do not have anything else to believe in.

11. Who was the narrator's first main teacher at school?
(a) Wellington.
(b) Julie.
(c) Siobhan.
(d) Mr. Loxely.

12. What illustration does the narrator include in Chapter 229?
(a) A picture of different facial expressions.
(b) A picture of the people he sees on the train.
(c) A picture depicting his dream.
(d) A picture of his father.

13. Why does the narrator decide he cannot live with Siobhan?
(a) Because she would get in trouble with the school.
(b) Because she will tell Father that he is living with her.
(c) Because she is not an actually friend.
(d) Because she lives to close to Father.

14. According to the narrator, if everyone in the world was tossing coins, eventually how many heads in a row would someone get?
(a) 2,088.
(b) 5,698.
(c) 4,389.
(d) 3,299.

15. 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) Sleeps for long periods.
(d) Closes his eyes and meditates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the narrator wake up on his sample timetable?

2. What term does the narrator define as "the same word for bumping off something and carrying on in almost the same direction"?

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

4. How does the narrator say people should think?

5. How does the narrator feel when the dream in Chapter 229 is over?

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