Holiday Questions
You must complete the following questions prior to next term. You may use your novel to help you. It is expected that you will all get 100% of these questions right. If you are unsure of the answer you need to look it up again!!
Multiple Choice - Chapter 2 | Chapter 3
1. What time was it when the narrator sees the dog laying on the grass?
a) 11:55 a.m.
b) 10:03 p.m.
c) 9:10 a.m.
d) 12:07 a.m.
2. What was the breed of the dog that the narrator found on the grass?
a) Labrador.
b) Rottweiler.
c) Terrier.
d) Poodle.
3. What is the name of the dog that narrator finds lying on the grass?
a) Wellington.
b) Benjamin.
c) Christopher.
d) Belvedere.
4. What is the narrator's full name?
a) Wellington Benjamin James Boone.
b) Thomas Matthew Roger Mason.
c) James Weldon Christopher Williams.
d) Christopher John Francis Boone.
5. What emotion was expressed in the first face picture that Siobhan shared with the narrator?
a) Confusion.
b) Happiness.
c) Discontent.
d) Sadness.
6. What did the narrator do with the piece of paper on which Siobhan drew lots of faces and wrote descriptions of exactly what each meant?
a) He drew new faces with new meanings.
b) He gave it to a friend.
c) He kept it in his pocket.
d) He threw it away.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 5 | Chapters 7, 11, 13 and 17
1. According to the narrator, what four moods does the dog have?
a) Cross, concentrating, caring, and happy.
b) Sad, mad, concetrating, and envy.
c) Happy, sad, cross, and concentrating.
d) Mad, sad, happy, and cross.
2. For how long is the narrator hugging the dog when he hears screaming?
a) 4 minutes.
b) 8 minutes.
c) 2 minutes.
d) 10 minutes.
3. Why does the narrator like the grass?
a) Because it is dry and cold.
b) Because it is wet and cold.
c) Because it is wet and warm.
d) Because it is dry and warm.
4. What types of books does the narrator mostly read?
a) Books about plants and animals.
b) Books about animals and people.
c) Math and biology books.
d) Science and math books.
5. How does Siobhan tell the narrator to begin his book?
a) With a mysterious character.
b) With something to grab people's attention.
c) With a quote from a famous philosopher.
d) With a picture of his main character.
6. Why do the police arrest the narrator?
a) For breaking into his neighbor's house.
b) For stealing his neighbor's plants out of her front yard.
c) For killing the dog.
d) For assulting a police officer.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 19 | Chapters 23, 29, 31 and 37
1. 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) He cannot tell the difference between prime numbers and cardinal numbers.
d) Prime numbers are easier to remember.
2. Why does the narrator say prime numbers are considered military material?
a) Because primary numbers are easier for individuals in the military to remember.
b) Because the military only uses prime numbers.
c) Because they are used in codes.
d) Because the military can only use prime numbers in their written documents.
3. How many attachments does the narrator's Swiss army knife have?
a) 13.
b) 10.
c) 18.
d) 15.
4. What drawing is the narrator carrying with him at the police headquarters?
a) A drawing of himself.
b) A drawing of the dog.
c) A drawing of neighborhood.
d) A drawing of a wooden puzzle.
5. What is one of the reasons the narrator gives for finding people confusing?
a) People speak different languages.
b) People use too many adjectives when they speak.
c) People use metaphors when they speak.
d) People do not speak loud enough.
6. How does the narrator know the individual with his father is an inspector?
a) He is wearing a uniform, rather than a suit.
b) He is wearing jeans, rather than slacks.
c) He is wearing a suit, rather than a uniform.
d) He is not wearing a tie.
Multiple Choice - Chapters 41 and 43 | Chapter 47
1. What words describe the demeanor of the narrator's father on the ride home from the police headquarters?
a) Silent and passive.
b) Excited and talkative.
c) Withdrawn and silent.
d) Engaged and captivated.
2. Why is the narrator's father frustrated by the time they reach home from the police headquarters?
a) Because the narrator will not admit why he was arrested.
b) Because the narrator will not answer Father's questions about the dog's death.
c) Because the neighbors are asking them questions when they reach their home.
d) Because the narrator keeps asking questions about the dog's death.
3. Why does the narrator say that he will not bother his father after his father admits to being sad?
a) Because when the narrator is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
b) Because the narrator does not have anything to say to his father.
c) Because when the narrator's father is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
d) Because the narrator's father stopped talking.
4. How long ago does the narrator say his mother died?
a) 1 year ago.
b) 4 years ago.
c) 2 years ago.
d) 3 years ago.
5. How many red cars does Christopher's bus consecutively pass on his way to school?
a) 3.
b) 5.
c) 6.
d) 4.
6. The type of day the narrator has depends on the number of cars he passes on the way to school. What are the two types of days that he has?
a) Good days and black days.
b) Quite good days and bad days.
c) Green days and black days.
d) Brown days and super good days.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 53 | Chapters 59 and 61
1. What did Father take to the hospital when he went to visit Mother?
a) Food from Marks and Spencer's.
b) Shoes from Han Coles.
c) Flowers from Spencer's.
d) Books from Barnes and Noble.
2. What was on the front cover the card the narrator sent to his mother while she was in the hospital?
a) Pictures of cars.
b) Pictures of birds.
c) Pictures of flowers.
d) Pictures of shoes.
3. What did Father tell the narrator his mother died of?
a) An aneurysm.
b) Breast cancer.
c) An asthma attack.
d) A heart attack.
4. Why does the narrator decide to investigate the death of the dog despite his father's admonishments?
a) Because he does not always do what he is told.
b) Because he thinks the police will not investigate the dog's murder.
c) Because he thinks Mrs. Shears killed the dog.
d) Because he thinks he'll get bored when he gets home.
5. What example does the narrator give of his father breaking the rules?
a) His father drives over the speed limit.
b) His father cheats on his taxes.
c) His father steals lawn ornaments out of the neighbors' lawns.
d) His father sometimes drinks and drives.
6. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?
a) No one.
b) Father.
c) Mrs. Shears.
d) Mrs. Forbes.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 67 | Chapter 71
1. What does Father decide to do on Saturday instead of taking the narrator on a weekly trip?
a) Clean the house.
b) Take a nap.
c) Watch a soccer match.
d) Go over Mrs. Shears house.
2. What fear does the narrator overcome while trying to solve the mystery of the dog's death?
a) Talking to strangers.
b) Not being with his father.
c) Being alone.
d) Being in unfamiliar places.
3. Which of the following is not one of the three reasons the narrator deduces for killing a dog?
a) Because you were mad.
b) Because you hated the dog.
c) Because you want to upset Mrs. Shears.
d) Because you were afraid of the dog.
4. At the end of chapter 67, who does the narrator think killed the dog?
a) Father.
b) Mrs. Shears.
c) Mrs. Alexander.
d) Mr. Shears.
5. What term does the narrator use to describe the students at his school?
a) Stupid.
b) Mean.
c) Special needs.
d) Dumb.
6. 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) They did not have the resources to proctor an A-level exam.
c) The school did not offer the test.
d) Father did not want the narrator to take the exam.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 73 | Chapter 79
1. What made the narrator think at one time that his parents were going to get a divorce?
a) Because they had a lot of arguments.
b) Because they did not sleep in the same room.
c) Because Mother moved out.
d) Because Mother got sick.
2. What does the narrator say caused much of the stress in his parents' relationship?
a) Mother's extreme mood swings.
b) The narrator's behavioral problems.
c) Father's infidelity.
d) Father's long work hours.
3. What type of listing does the narrator include in chapter 73?
a) A listing of his father's infidelities.
b) A listing of his behavioral problems.
c) A listing of his parents' arguments.
d) A listing of his mother's mood swings.
4. In chapter 79, what is Father doing when the narrator returns home?
a) Laying on the bed taking a nap.
b) Sitting on the living room sofa watching television.
c) Talking to Mrs. Shears on the telephone.
d) Sitting at the kitchen table.
5. How does the narrator's father describe Mr. Shears?
a) As an evil man.
b) As a nice man.
c) As a gentle man.
d) As an angry man.
6. What does Father make the narrator promise to give up at the end of chapter 79?
a) His silly detective game.
b) Not talk about his mother.
c) Not talk about Mr. Shears.
d) Talking to Mrs. Shears.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 83 | Chapter 89
1. What profession does the narrator tell his readers he would be good at?
a) President.
b) Astronaut.
c) Teacher.
d) Doctor.
2. What is the narrator's pet rat's name?
a) Marshall.
b) George.
c) James.
d) Toby.
3. In chapter 89, what Joseph Conrad book does Siobhan tell the narrator about?
a) Tales of Darkness.
b) Heart of Darkness.
c) Cave of Darkness.
d) Dark Heart.
4. Why doesn't the narrator think he could make his story into a short novel?
a) Because it is too short to be a short novel.
b) Because it does not have a proper ending.
c) Because he wants to write a longer novel.
d) Because he does not think it would make a good short story.
5. When the narrator sees four yellow cars in a row, what type of day does that signal for him?
a) A good day.
b) A black day.
c) A green day.
d) A bad day.
6. In chapter 89, why does the narrator keep his eyes closed on his way to school on the third day?
a) Because he is allowed to after three green days in a row.
b) Because after two black days in a row, he is allowed to.
c) Because he is allowed to after three bad days in a row.
d) Because he is allowed to after two good days in a row.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 97 | Chapter 101
1. In chapter 97, where does the narrator go after he arrives home from school?
a) To visit Father at work.
b) To visit Mrs. Alexander.
c) To the local store.
d) To Mrs. Shears' house.
2. What type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?
a) Terrier.
b) Dachshund.
c) Rottweiler.
d) Poodle.
3. What is the name of Mrs. Alexander's dog?
a) Wellington.
b) Kemp.
c) Ivor.
d) Francis.
4. What does Mrs. Alexander reveal to the narrator about Mr. Shears?
a) Mr. Shears died 2 years ago.
b) Mr. Shears married his mistress.
c) Mr. Shears killed the dog.
d) Mr. Shears was having an affair with the narrator's mother.
5. How does Mrs. Alexander respond when the narrator asks if Mrs. Shears killed his mother?
a) Mrs. Alexander admits that Mrs. Shears did kill his mother.
b) Mrs. Shears admits that she did not know the narrator's mother.
c) Mrs. Alexander admits that Mrs. Shears did not kill his mother.
d) Mrs. Alexander did not know the narrator's mother was dead.
6. What concept, which appeared in a newspaper column, does the narrator explain in chapter 101?
a) The Netwon James Theory.
b) The Johnson Solor System Theory.
c) The Sean Carter Problem.
d) The Monty Hall Problem.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 103 | Chapter 107
1. What is the name of the man who works for Father that greets the narrator at the start of Chapter 103?
a) Jackson.
b) Degrassi.
c) Rhodri.
d) Juan.
2. What type of business does Father own?
a) A boiler repair business.
b) An auto repair business.
c) A laundry business.
d) A shoe repair business.
3. According to the narrator, what color is Gobi Aloo Sag?
a) Purple.
b) Red.
c) Yellow.
d) Green.
4. What does the narrator have to do to the Gobi Aloo Sag before he can eat it?
a) Hold his nose.
b) Add red food coloring to it.
c) Add pepper to it.
d) Say a prayer over it.
5. What is the narrators favorite book?
a) A Case of Identity.
b) The Man with the Twisted Lip.
c) The Five Orange Pips.
d) Hounds of the Baskervilles.
6. In Chapter 103, where does the narrator go to watch the clouds make pictures?
a) The garden.
b) The roof.
c) The front lawn.
d) The fire escape.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 109 | Chapter 113
1. What is the setting of Chapter 109?
a) The narrator's school.
b) The hospital.
c) The narrator's home.
d) Father's office.
2. 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) Mrs. Alexander.
b) Rhodri.
c) Father.
d) Siobhan.
3. In Chapter 109, what does the narrator spend the afternoon doing?
a) Painting pictures of aliens.
b) Reading his favorite book.
c) Math.
d) Detective work.
4. What does the narrator compare his memory to?
a) Film.
b) Math.
c) Television.
d) Reading.
5. What does the narrator's memory have that is similar to a soundtrack?
a) His memory has a visualtrack.
b) His memory has a smelltrack.
c) His memory has a laughtrack.
d) His memory has a listeningtrack.
6. What memory of his mother does the narrator recall in Chapter 113?
a) Their time together at home.
b) Their holiday in Cornwall.
c) Her sickness.
d) Her reading his favorite book to him.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 127 | Chapter 131
1. What does the narrator put on the kitchen table when he returns home?
a) His novel.
b) His A-level test.
c) His homework.
d) His favorite book.
2. What type of video does the narrator watch while waiting for his father to get home?
a) A video about the reproduction of mammals.
b) A video about life in the deepest parts of the ocean.
c) A video about the life of seagulls.
d) A video about the evolution of man.
3. In Chapter 27, 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 storms out of the room.
d) He starts crying.
4. In reflection, what does the narrator recall about his mother?
a) His mother has a quicker temper than Father.
b) His mother used to fight with his father a lot.
c) His mother always left the house when she was in a rage.
d) His mother was very kind and gentle.
5. What colors does the narrator say he does not like?
a) Red and green.
b) Brown and green.
c) Brown and yellow.
d) Red and yellow.
6. How does Mrs. Forbes respond to the narrator's dislike of the two colors?
a) She said that it's tacky.
b) She said it's just being silly.
c) She said it's just plain awful.
d) She said that everyone has a favorite color.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 137 | Chapter 139
1. Where does the narrator's father take him for an outing?
a) The zoo.
b) The park.
c) For a drive.
d) The movies.
2. Which one of the following it not one of the narrator's favorite animals?
a) A sea lion.
b) An orangutan.
c) An African elephant.
d) A spider monkey.
3. In Chapter 137, why does Father apologize to the narrator on Saturday?
a) For not taking the narrator on their outing the previous Saturday.
b) For getting angry.
c) For not telling the narrator about Mr. Shears.
d) For not taking the narrator to get lunch.
4. Why does the narrator like Sherlock Holmes?
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.
5. 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.
6. According to the narrator, what group did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle join when he got old?
a) The Non-Believers' Society.
b) The Mystery Society.
c) The Unknown Society.
d) The Spiritualist Society.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 149
1. What does Siobhan ask the narrator about at school on Monday?
a) The bruises on his face.
b) His A-level math test.
c) The narrator's book.
d) The information Mrs. Alexander gave him.
2. Why does the narrator want to get his book back from Father?
a) He wants to show it to more people.
b) He wants to finish it.
c) He wants to ask Mrs. Alexander more questions.
d) He liked writing it.
3. Where does the narrator not look for his book?
a) The kitchen.
b) The utility room.
c) His room.
d) The dustbin.
4. Where does the narrator find his book?
a) The dining room.
b) The bathroom.
c) His father's room.
d) The living room.
5. Who wrote the letter that the narrator finds at the bottom of the cupboard?
a) His mother.
b) Siobhan.
c) Mrs. Shears.
d) Mr. Loxely.
6. What does the narrator's mother apologize for?
a) Not calling him.
b) Leaving him with his father.
c) Waiting so long since her last letter to write him.
d) Not allowing him at the hospital during her illness.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 151
1. What mystery does the narrator say scientists will solve someday?
a) The mystery of ghosts.
b) The mystery of lightning
c) The mystery of electricity.
d) The mystery of death.
2. Where did Uncle Terry encounter a ghost?
a) In the sancutary of a church.
b) In a bakery.
c) In a friend's home.
d) In a shoe shop in a shopping center.
3. What type of ghost did Uncle Terry encounter?
a) The ghost of a young English woman.
b) The ghost of a Franciscan friar.
c) The ghost of a Catholic priest
d) The ghost of an old pirate.
4. What reason does the narrator give for having a pond at school?
a) It helps the children learn how to care for the enviroment.
b) It helps children learn to swim.
c) It helps the children learn how to treat animals with kindness and respect.
d) It helps the children learn about differnt animal life forms.
5. What information does the narrator include on the graph in Chapter 151?
a) How many animal life forms live in the pond.
b) How many children are in the school, by year.
c) How many children learned to swim, by year.
d) How many frogs there were in the pond, by year.
6. What type of formula does the narrator write?
a) A fromula for a population of teachers.
b) A formula for a population of schools.
c) A formula for a population of students.
d) A formula for a population of animals.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 157
1. The narrator starts Chapter 157 with a discourse on what happened at school for what number of days?
a) Three days.
b) One day.
c) Six days.
d) Ten days.
2. Why did the narrator refuse to go to the toilet?
a) Because he thought the bathroom smelled bad.
b) Because his classmate went to the bathroom all over the floor.
c) Because he did not want to take his pants down.
d) Because he did not want to use the same toilet as all the other students.
3. After the six days, what does the narrator do when he returns home from school?
a) He goes over to Mrs. Shears' house.
b) He get his book and continues to write in it.
c) He watches one of his videos.
d) He gets the letters from his father's room.
4. In the first letter, what trip does the narrator's mother refer to?
a) A trip she took with Uncle Terry to shop for new clothing.
b) A trip she took with Father to buy furniture.
c) A trip she took with the narrator to buy him school shoes.
d) A trip she took with Mr. Shears to dump off their old refrigerator and cooker.
5. What does mother try to explain in the second letter the narrator reads?
a) Her absense.
b) The mystery of ghosts.
c) Her behavior towards Father.
d) Her illness.
6. In the fourth letter, what medical procedure does mother say she had done?
a) Teeth pulled.
b) Foot operation.
c) Root canal.
d) Mouth wired shut.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 163
1. Who was the narrator's first main teacher at school?
a) Mr. Loxely.
b) Siobhan.
c) Wellington.
d) Julie.
2. What term does the narrator give to the phenomenon in which eyes move from point to point without really seeing what is in between the two points?
a) Visual Illuminations.
b) Visual Escapes.
c) Visual Saccades.
d) Visual Memorization.
3. What is in the Smarties box?
a) A marker.
b) Stickers.
c) Smarties.
d) A pencil.
4. How old was the narrator when Siobhan started working at the school?
a) 12 years old.
b) 5 years old.
c) 7 years old.
d) 10 years old.
5. What does the narrator compare peoples' brains to?
a) Computers.
b) VCRs.
c) Televisions.
d) Lawn Mowers.
6. What does the narrator use Chapter 163 to do?
a) Explain how one of his classmates thinks.
b) Explain how he learned that other people had minds.
c) Explain why Mother thinks like she does.
d) Explain a new theory of how people think.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 167
1. Why did Father kill the dog?
a) He thought that the dog was a nuisance.
b) He did not like dogs.
c) He caught the dog using the bathroom on his lawn.
d) He was distraught by his relationship with Mrs. Shears.
2. What does the narrator do when his father tries to make up with him?
a) Runs out of the room.
b) Screams and pushes his father off the bed.
c) Hits his father.
d) Cries and covers his head with a pillow.
3. How does the narrator view his father after he reveals that he killed the dog?
a) As a fighter and liar.
b) As a lover and murder.
c) As a protector and provider.
d) As a liar and murder.
4. Where does the narrator's father fall asleep in Chapter 167?
a) In his van.
b) In the living room.
c) In the kitchen.
d) In the narrator's bedroom.
5. What does the narrator do when his father falls asleep in Chapter 167?
a) Goes to Mrs. Shears' house.
b) Sneaks out the house.
c) Reads more letters from his mother.
d) Watches one of his videos.
6. How does the narrator close out Chapter 167?
a) He wonders what he is going to do next.
b) He wakes his father up to talk about the dog's death.
c) He tells Mrs. Shears about the dog's death.
d) He falls asleep.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 173
1. How many illustrations are in Chapter 173?
a) 1.
b) 0.
c) 3.
d) 2.
2. What does the narrator say he can see between the roof of the shed and the big plant that hangs over the fence from the house next door?
a) A constellation.
b) The moon.
c) A shooting star.
d) The planet Venus.
3. According to the narrator, why is Orion called Orion?
a) Because scientist thought Orion would make a nice name.
b) Because Orion was named by Earl Orion.
c) Because Orion was a hunter.
d) Because the scientist that discovered it named it after his dog Orion.
4. Where does the narrator say Mrs. Shear's coffeemaker is from?
a) The United States.
b) Venezuela.
c) Italy.
d) France.
5. Why does the narrator say you can join Orion to bits of Lepus, Taurus, or Gemini?
a) Because Orion is right next to Lepus, Taurus, and Gemini.
b) Because there are not any lines in space.
c) Because the stars move around.
d) Because Lepus, Taurus and Gemini have not been discovered by scientists.
6. Which one of the following is not one of the names the narrator gave to the entity that would form if you joined Orion, Lepus, Taurus, or Gemini?
a) The Bunch of Grapes.
b) Jesus.
c) The Pound of Fish.
d) The Bicycle.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 179
1. What does the narrator hear shortly after he wakes up in Chapter 179?
a) Father calling his name and searching for him.
b) Mrs. Shears yelling at Father.
c) Mrs. Alexander singing loudly.
d) Father's van starting up and leaving the house.
2. What happens when the narrator goes to Mrs. Shears' house?
a) Mrs. Shears answer the door crying.
b) Mrs. Shears yells at the narrator for knocking on her door.
c) There is no answer.
d) Father and Mrs. Shears are arguing.
3. Why does the narrator decide he cannot live with Siobhan?
a) Because she lives to close to Father.
b) Because she is not an actually friend.
c) Because she will tell Father that he is living with her.
d) Because she would get in trouble with the school.
4. Where does the narrator's mother live?
a) Chicago.
b) London.
c) Milan.
d) Paris.
5. Who does the narrator ask to watch Toby while he goes to visit his mother?
a) Siobhan.
b) Father.
c) Mrs. Alexander.
d) Mrs. Shears.
6. How does the narrator decide to travel to his mother's house?
a) By cab.
b) By train.
c) By bus.
d) By foot.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 181
1. Why does the narrator say he does not like new places?
a) Because they are filled with new people.
b) Because they smell funny.
c) Because he sees everything.
d) Because they are different than the places he is already used to.
2. How many illustrations are in Chapter 181?
a) Three.
b) Four.
c) Two.
d) One.
3. What term does the narrator define as "the same word for bumping off something and carrying on in almost the same direction"?
a) Ignoring.
b) Glaring.
c) Glancing.
d) Staring.
4. How many cows were in the field when the narrator drove through the countryside with Mother and Father?
a) 17.
b) 21.
c) 23.
d) 19.
5. How many other things did the narrator not write down about his trip to the countryside with Mother and Father?
a) 41.
b) 31.
c) 27.
d) 38.
6. In retrospect, what does the narrator say he lied about in Chapter 13?
a) Not being able to tell jokes.
b) His mother's death.
c) This book not being a funny book.
d) Not telling lies.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 191
1. Why did the narrator feel giddy and sick at the train station?
a) He smelled the bathrooms.
b) The station was too big.
c) There were lots of people.
d) He had an empty stomach.
2. What does the narrator do when he shuts his mind down?
a) Eats a lot of food.
b) Closes his eyes and meditates.
c) Sleeps for long periods.
d) Occupies himself with mathematical equations, puzzles, or games.
3. Who approaches the narrator at the train station and asks his name and address?
a) A train conductor.
b) A policeman.
c) A shop owner.
d) A woman dressed in mink.
4. How long did the lady in the cafe say the narrator had been in the train station?
a) Three and a half hours.
b) Two and a half hours.
c) Two hours.
d) Three hours.
5. What does the stranger help the narrator do before getting on the train?
a) Call his mother.
b) Buy food for the train ride.
c) Buy a train ticket.
d) Withdraw money.
6. How much money did the narrator take out of the bank machine at the train station?
a) 60 pounds.
b) 40 pounds.
c) 50 pounds.
d) 30 pounds.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 193
1. Why does the narrator like timetables?
a) Because he likes to know when everything is going to happpen.
b) Because timetables remind him of his mother.
c) Because he likes to use them for his mathematical equations.
d) Because he likes numbers.
2. When did the narrator make timetables?
a) When he was looking for the dog's killer.
b) When he played with his trains.
c) When he studied for his A-level math exam.
d) When he was charting the number of red cars he saw on his way to school.
3. For what day does the narrator provide a sample timetable?
a) Wednesday.
b) Monday.
c) Saturday.
d) Thursday.
4. What time does the narrator wake up on his sample timetable?
a) 6:30 AM.
b) 6:50 AM.
c) 7:20 AM.
d) 7:50 AM.
5. What time does the narrator go to bed on his sample timetable?
a) 9:00 PM.
b) 10:00 PM.
c) 9:30 PM.
d) 8:30 PM.
6. What does the narrator conclude about time at the end of Chapter 193?
a) Time is a mystery and not a thing.
b) Time can be summarized in a timetable.
c) Time changes a person's outlook on life.
d) Time does not standstill for no man.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 197
1. What is the setting of Chapter 197?
a) The police station.
b) His mother's house.
c) The train station.
d) A train car.
2. How many months did it take the narrator's hair to grow back after he fell out of the car?
a) Six months.
b) Five months.
c) Four months.
d) Three months.
3. Who calls the narrator's name at the start of Chapter 197?
a) Siobhan.
b) Father.
c) Mother.
d) The policeman.
4. What reason does the narrator give for going to London?
a) To escape his father.
b) To take his A-level exam.
c) To find Siobhan.
d) To live with his mother.
5. Why is the narrator's experience with the toilet on the train traumatic?
a) Because there was someone in the toilet and he had to relieve himself.
b) Because there was urine on the floor.
c) Because there was no sink to wash his hands.
d) Because there was feces on the toilet seat.
6. Where does the narrator hide as the train approaches Didcot Parkway?
a) In the bathroom.
b) In a suitcase.
c) Behind a row of luggage.
d) In another train car.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 199
1. Why does the narrator say people believe in God?
a) Because they world is very complicated.
b) Because they are trained to believe in God.
c) Because they do not have anything else to believe in.
d) Because they have nothing else to do.
2. Which one of the following is not one the three conditions the narrator names as to why life on earth occurred as the result of an accident?
a) Extraction.
b) Heritability.
c) Mutation.
d) Replication.
3. According to the narrator, if everyone in the world was tossing coins, eventually how many heads in a row would someone get?
a) 4,389.
b) 3,299.
c) 5,698.
d) 2,088.
4. How does the narrator say people should think?
a) Intuitively.
b) Creatively.
c) Logically.
d) Academically.
5. Why does the narrator say that half an eye is very useful?
a) It means that an animal will not live very long.
b) It means that an animal can only see half of an animal it wants to eat.
c) It means that an animal will always be able to see its prey.
d) It means that an animal can't see at all.
6. What does the narrator say will happen when humans evolve into another animal?
a) The new animal will kill human beings.
b) The new animal will free the captured animals.
c) The new animal will put human being into a zoo.
d) The new animal will be dumber than human beings.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 211
1. What nickname do the three young men on the train give to the narrator?
a) Train elf.
b) Silly boy.
c) Train rider boy.
d) Young elf.
2. When the narrator returns to his original seat on the train, what does he find is missing?
a) His new friend.
b) The feces in the bathroom.
c) His money.
d) His bag.
3. How does the narrator figure out that he is in London?
a) He looks at the signs in the main terminal.
b) He asks the train conductor before exiting the train.
c) He asks a man walking by him in the main terminal.
d) He asks a police officer standing on the train platform.
4. Who helps the narrator find the subway tunnel that he will take?
a) The lady at an information booth.
b) A train conductor.
c) A stranger heading towards the subway tunnel.
d) A police officer.
5. Where does the narrator hide after he gets down in the subway tunnel and sees all of the people in the tube?
a) A photo booth.
b) A corner.
c) A phone booth.
d) A subway tunnel.
6. What does the narrator do when a man urges him to hurry up in the train station?
a) He yells at the man.
b) He hits the man.
c) He runs from the man.
d) He barks at the man.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 223
1. Who told the narrator to write descriptions?
a) Siobhan.
b) Mother.
c) Mrs. Alexander.
d) Father.
2. What were the two orangutans doing in the photograph?
a) Swinging on branches.
b) Grooming each other.
c) Drinking milk.
d) Playing on a mountain.
3. What does the word orangutan mean?
a) Man of the woods.
b) Man at work.
c) Swinging man.
d) Man of the forest.
4. What are adverts?
a) Pictures or television programs to make you buy things.
b) Mathematical equations.
c) Animals that live in Malaysia.
d) A poem that has a serious message.
5. According to the narrator, why does Siobhan say that people go on holidays?
a) To learn about new types of animals.
b) To celebrate the lives of famous people.
c) To visit friends and family.
d) To see new things and relax.
6. What illustration does the narrator include at the end of Chapter 223?
a) A sample advert.
b) A picture of a holiday.
c) A drawing of three blind mice.
d) A picture of orangutans.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 227
1. Approximately, how long does the narrator spend on the bench at the subway station?
a) 5 hours.
b) 3 hours.
c) 7 hours.
d) 1 hour.
2. What sound does the narrator compare the train's arrival to?
a) A tornado.
b) A bird chirping loudly.
c) A screaming tea kettle.
d) A sword fight.
3. What happens to Toby while Christopher and Toby are in the train station?
a) He is left to live in the subway.
b) He escapes.
c) Nothing.
d) He dies.
4. What does the narrator sketch while on the train?
a) Toby's picture.
b) A picture of his mother and father when they were married.
c) A map of Europe.
d) The patterns of the upholstry and buckheads of the train.
5. What does the narrator purchase from a magazine vendor in London?
a) A magazine filled with puzzles.
b) A book with mathematical problems.
c) A candy bar.
d) A London Street Atlas.
6. In Chapter 227, what is Mother doing when she arrives to her home and Christopher is awaiting her arrival?
a) Talking to one of her neighbors.
b) Arguing with Mr. Shears.
c) Running in the rain.
d) Getting out of a cab.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 229
1. In Chapter 229, what happens in the narrator's dream?
a) People are taken captive by animals.
b) People leave earth to live on a newly discovered planet.
c) Almost everyone on earth dies from a virus.
d) Everyone dies from a meterorite.
2. What makes the narrator's dream in Chapter 229 special?
a) His dream was depicted in a movie.
b) He has the same dream every night.
c) His dream is the same as a scientist at NASA.
d) He has different versions of the dream.
3. What illustration does the narrator include in Chapter 229?
a) A picture depicting his dream.
b) A picture of his father.
c) A picture of different facial expressions.
d) A picture of the people he sees on the train.
4. What is not one of the things that the narrator says he can stay home and do if he doesn't want to go anywhere?
a) Take a bath and finish writing his book.
b) Play video games for a whole week.
c) Eat broccoli, oranges, and licorice laces.
d) Sit in the corner of a room and rub a 1 pound coin over the radiator.
5. In the narrator's dream in Chapter 229, what would not matter if he took someone's car and drove away?
a) If he stole the radio.
b) If he drove off of the earth.
c) If he broke into the car.
d) If he bumped into things and drove to the sea.
6. How does the narrator feel when the dream is over?
a) Worried.
b) Scared.
c) Happy.
d) Sad.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 233
1. What does the narrator eat for breakfast at his Mother's house?
a) Tomatoes and green beans.
b) Toast and sausage.
c) Eggs and bacon.
d) Fish and grits.
2. Why does Mother lose her job?
a) She quit.
b) She was not completing her assignments on time.
c) Her job found out about her son.
d) She is taking too much time off of work.
3. Who supervises the narrator while he takes his A-level exams?
a) Siobhan.
b) Reverend Peters.
c) Mr. Loxely.
d) Mrs. Gascoyne.
4. What is the gift that Father gives to the narrator at the end of the book?
a) A video about mammals in the wild.
b) A book with math puzzles.
c) A golden retriever puppy.
d) A Sherlock Holmes novel.
5. How many sections does the A-level exams have?
a) Four.
b) Three.
c) Two.
d) Five.
6. What grade does the narrator get on each section of his A-level exams?
a) D.
b) B.
c) A.
d) C.
1. What time was it when the narrator sees the dog laying on the grass?
a) 11:55 a.m.
b) 10:03 p.m.
c) 9:10 a.m.
d) 12:07 a.m.
2. What was the breed of the dog that the narrator found on the grass?
a) Labrador.
b) Rottweiler.
c) Terrier.
d) Poodle.
3. What is the name of the dog that narrator finds lying on the grass?
a) Wellington.
b) Benjamin.
c) Christopher.
d) Belvedere.
4. What is the narrator's full name?
a) Wellington Benjamin James Boone.
b) Thomas Matthew Roger Mason.
c) James Weldon Christopher Williams.
d) Christopher John Francis Boone.
5. What emotion was expressed in the first face picture that Siobhan shared with the narrator?
a) Confusion.
b) Happiness.
c) Discontent.
d) Sadness.
6. What did the narrator do with the piece of paper on which Siobhan drew lots of faces and wrote descriptions of exactly what each meant?
a) He drew new faces with new meanings.
b) He gave it to a friend.
c) He kept it in his pocket.
d) He threw it away.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 5 | Chapters 7, 11, 13 and 17
1. According to the narrator, what four moods does the dog have?
a) Cross, concentrating, caring, and happy.
b) Sad, mad, concetrating, and envy.
c) Happy, sad, cross, and concentrating.
d) Mad, sad, happy, and cross.
2. For how long is the narrator hugging the dog when he hears screaming?
a) 4 minutes.
b) 8 minutes.
c) 2 minutes.
d) 10 minutes.
3. Why does the narrator like the grass?
a) Because it is dry and cold.
b) Because it is wet and cold.
c) Because it is wet and warm.
d) Because it is dry and warm.
4. What types of books does the narrator mostly read?
a) Books about plants and animals.
b) Books about animals and people.
c) Math and biology books.
d) Science and math books.
5. How does Siobhan tell the narrator to begin his book?
a) With a mysterious character.
b) With something to grab people's attention.
c) With a quote from a famous philosopher.
d) With a picture of his main character.
6. Why do the police arrest the narrator?
a) For breaking into his neighbor's house.
b) For stealing his neighbor's plants out of her front yard.
c) For killing the dog.
d) For assulting a police officer.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 19 | Chapters 23, 29, 31 and 37
1. 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) He cannot tell the difference between prime numbers and cardinal numbers.
d) Prime numbers are easier to remember.
2. Why does the narrator say prime numbers are considered military material?
a) Because primary numbers are easier for individuals in the military to remember.
b) Because the military only uses prime numbers.
c) Because they are used in codes.
d) Because the military can only use prime numbers in their written documents.
3. How many attachments does the narrator's Swiss army knife have?
a) 13.
b) 10.
c) 18.
d) 15.
4. What drawing is the narrator carrying with him at the police headquarters?
a) A drawing of himself.
b) A drawing of the dog.
c) A drawing of neighborhood.
d) A drawing of a wooden puzzle.
5. What is one of the reasons the narrator gives for finding people confusing?
a) People speak different languages.
b) People use too many adjectives when they speak.
c) People use metaphors when they speak.
d) People do not speak loud enough.
6. How does the narrator know the individual with his father is an inspector?
a) He is wearing a uniform, rather than a suit.
b) He is wearing jeans, rather than slacks.
c) He is wearing a suit, rather than a uniform.
d) He is not wearing a tie.
Multiple Choice - Chapters 41 and 43 | Chapter 47
1. What words describe the demeanor of the narrator's father on the ride home from the police headquarters?
a) Silent and passive.
b) Excited and talkative.
c) Withdrawn and silent.
d) Engaged and captivated.
2. Why is the narrator's father frustrated by the time they reach home from the police headquarters?
a) Because the narrator will not admit why he was arrested.
b) Because the narrator will not answer Father's questions about the dog's death.
c) Because the neighbors are asking them questions when they reach their home.
d) Because the narrator keeps asking questions about the dog's death.
3. Why does the narrator say that he will not bother his father after his father admits to being sad?
a) Because when the narrator is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
b) Because the narrator does not have anything to say to his father.
c) Because when the narrator's father is sad, he prefers to be left alone.
d) Because the narrator's father stopped talking.
4. How long ago does the narrator say his mother died?
a) 1 year ago.
b) 4 years ago.
c) 2 years ago.
d) 3 years ago.
5. How many red cars does Christopher's bus consecutively pass on his way to school?
a) 3.
b) 5.
c) 6.
d) 4.
6. The type of day the narrator has depends on the number of cars he passes on the way to school. What are the two types of days that he has?
a) Good days and black days.
b) Quite good days and bad days.
c) Green days and black days.
d) Brown days and super good days.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 53 | Chapters 59 and 61
1. What did Father take to the hospital when he went to visit Mother?
a) Food from Marks and Spencer's.
b) Shoes from Han Coles.
c) Flowers from Spencer's.
d) Books from Barnes and Noble.
2. What was on the front cover the card the narrator sent to his mother while she was in the hospital?
a) Pictures of cars.
b) Pictures of birds.
c) Pictures of flowers.
d) Pictures of shoes.
3. What did Father tell the narrator his mother died of?
a) An aneurysm.
b) Breast cancer.
c) An asthma attack.
d) A heart attack.
4. Why does the narrator decide to investigate the death of the dog despite his father's admonishments?
a) Because he does not always do what he is told.
b) Because he thinks the police will not investigate the dog's murder.
c) Because he thinks Mrs. Shears killed the dog.
d) Because he thinks he'll get bored when he gets home.
5. What example does the narrator give of his father breaking the rules?
a) His father drives over the speed limit.
b) His father cheats on his taxes.
c) His father steals lawn ornaments out of the neighbors' lawns.
d) His father sometimes drinks and drives.
6. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?
a) No one.
b) Father.
c) Mrs. Shears.
d) Mrs. Forbes.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 67 | Chapter 71
1. What does Father decide to do on Saturday instead of taking the narrator on a weekly trip?
a) Clean the house.
b) Take a nap.
c) Watch a soccer match.
d) Go over Mrs. Shears house.
2. What fear does the narrator overcome while trying to solve the mystery of the dog's death?
a) Talking to strangers.
b) Not being with his father.
c) Being alone.
d) Being in unfamiliar places.
3. Which of the following is not one of the three reasons the narrator deduces for killing a dog?
a) Because you were mad.
b) Because you hated the dog.
c) Because you want to upset Mrs. Shears.
d) Because you were afraid of the dog.
4. At the end of chapter 67, who does the narrator think killed the dog?
a) Father.
b) Mrs. Shears.
c) Mrs. Alexander.
d) Mr. Shears.
5. What term does the narrator use to describe the students at his school?
a) Stupid.
b) Mean.
c) Special needs.
d) Dumb.
6. 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) They did not have the resources to proctor an A-level exam.
c) The school did not offer the test.
d) Father did not want the narrator to take the exam.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 73 | Chapter 79
1. What made the narrator think at one time that his parents were going to get a divorce?
a) Because they had a lot of arguments.
b) Because they did not sleep in the same room.
c) Because Mother moved out.
d) Because Mother got sick.
2. What does the narrator say caused much of the stress in his parents' relationship?
a) Mother's extreme mood swings.
b) The narrator's behavioral problems.
c) Father's infidelity.
d) Father's long work hours.
3. What type of listing does the narrator include in chapter 73?
a) A listing of his father's infidelities.
b) A listing of his behavioral problems.
c) A listing of his parents' arguments.
d) A listing of his mother's mood swings.
4. In chapter 79, what is Father doing when the narrator returns home?
a) Laying on the bed taking a nap.
b) Sitting on the living room sofa watching television.
c) Talking to Mrs. Shears on the telephone.
d) Sitting at the kitchen table.
5. How does the narrator's father describe Mr. Shears?
a) As an evil man.
b) As a nice man.
c) As a gentle man.
d) As an angry man.
6. What does Father make the narrator promise to give up at the end of chapter 79?
a) His silly detective game.
b) Not talk about his mother.
c) Not talk about Mr. Shears.
d) Talking to Mrs. Shears.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 83 | Chapter 89
1. What profession does the narrator tell his readers he would be good at?
a) President.
b) Astronaut.
c) Teacher.
d) Doctor.
2. What is the narrator's pet rat's name?
a) Marshall.
b) George.
c) James.
d) Toby.
3. In chapter 89, what Joseph Conrad book does Siobhan tell the narrator about?
a) Tales of Darkness.
b) Heart of Darkness.
c) Cave of Darkness.
d) Dark Heart.
4. Why doesn't the narrator think he could make his story into a short novel?
a) Because it is too short to be a short novel.
b) Because it does not have a proper ending.
c) Because he wants to write a longer novel.
d) Because he does not think it would make a good short story.
5. When the narrator sees four yellow cars in a row, what type of day does that signal for him?
a) A good day.
b) A black day.
c) A green day.
d) A bad day.
6. In chapter 89, why does the narrator keep his eyes closed on his way to school on the third day?
a) Because he is allowed to after three green days in a row.
b) Because after two black days in a row, he is allowed to.
c) Because he is allowed to after three bad days in a row.
d) Because he is allowed to after two good days in a row.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 97 | Chapter 101
1. In chapter 97, where does the narrator go after he arrives home from school?
a) To visit Father at work.
b) To visit Mrs. Alexander.
c) To the local store.
d) To Mrs. Shears' house.
2. What type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?
a) Terrier.
b) Dachshund.
c) Rottweiler.
d) Poodle.
3. What is the name of Mrs. Alexander's dog?
a) Wellington.
b) Kemp.
c) Ivor.
d) Francis.
4. What does Mrs. Alexander reveal to the narrator about Mr. Shears?
a) Mr. Shears died 2 years ago.
b) Mr. Shears married his mistress.
c) Mr. Shears killed the dog.
d) Mr. Shears was having an affair with the narrator's mother.
5. How does Mrs. Alexander respond when the narrator asks if Mrs. Shears killed his mother?
a) Mrs. Alexander admits that Mrs. Shears did kill his mother.
b) Mrs. Shears admits that she did not know the narrator's mother.
c) Mrs. Alexander admits that Mrs. Shears did not kill his mother.
d) Mrs. Alexander did not know the narrator's mother was dead.
6. What concept, which appeared in a newspaper column, does the narrator explain in chapter 101?
a) The Netwon James Theory.
b) The Johnson Solor System Theory.
c) The Sean Carter Problem.
d) The Monty Hall Problem.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 103 | Chapter 107
1. What is the name of the man who works for Father that greets the narrator at the start of Chapter 103?
a) Jackson.
b) Degrassi.
c) Rhodri.
d) Juan.
2. What type of business does Father own?
a) A boiler repair business.
b) An auto repair business.
c) A laundry business.
d) A shoe repair business.
3. According to the narrator, what color is Gobi Aloo Sag?
a) Purple.
b) Red.
c) Yellow.
d) Green.
4. What does the narrator have to do to the Gobi Aloo Sag before he can eat it?
a) Hold his nose.
b) Add red food coloring to it.
c) Add pepper to it.
d) Say a prayer over it.
5. What is the narrators favorite book?
a) A Case of Identity.
b) The Man with the Twisted Lip.
c) The Five Orange Pips.
d) Hounds of the Baskervilles.
6. In Chapter 103, where does the narrator go to watch the clouds make pictures?
a) The garden.
b) The roof.
c) The front lawn.
d) The fire escape.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 109 | Chapter 113
1. What is the setting of Chapter 109?
a) The narrator's school.
b) The hospital.
c) The narrator's home.
d) Father's office.
2. 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) Mrs. Alexander.
b) Rhodri.
c) Father.
d) Siobhan.
3. In Chapter 109, what does the narrator spend the afternoon doing?
a) Painting pictures of aliens.
b) Reading his favorite book.
c) Math.
d) Detective work.
4. What does the narrator compare his memory to?
a) Film.
b) Math.
c) Television.
d) Reading.
5. What does the narrator's memory have that is similar to a soundtrack?
a) His memory has a visualtrack.
b) His memory has a smelltrack.
c) His memory has a laughtrack.
d) His memory has a listeningtrack.
6. What memory of his mother does the narrator recall in Chapter 113?
a) Their time together at home.
b) Their holiday in Cornwall.
c) Her sickness.
d) Her reading his favorite book to him.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 127 | Chapter 131
1. What does the narrator put on the kitchen table when he returns home?
a) His novel.
b) His A-level test.
c) His homework.
d) His favorite book.
2. What type of video does the narrator watch while waiting for his father to get home?
a) A video about the reproduction of mammals.
b) A video about life in the deepest parts of the ocean.
c) A video about the life of seagulls.
d) A video about the evolution of man.
3. In Chapter 27, 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 storms out of the room.
d) He starts crying.
4. In reflection, what does the narrator recall about his mother?
a) His mother has a quicker temper than Father.
b) His mother used to fight with his father a lot.
c) His mother always left the house when she was in a rage.
d) His mother was very kind and gentle.
5. What colors does the narrator say he does not like?
a) Red and green.
b) Brown and green.
c) Brown and yellow.
d) Red and yellow.
6. How does Mrs. Forbes respond to the narrator's dislike of the two colors?
a) She said that it's tacky.
b) She said it's just being silly.
c) She said it's just plain awful.
d) She said that everyone has a favorite color.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 137 | Chapter 139
1. Where does the narrator's father take him for an outing?
a) The zoo.
b) The park.
c) For a drive.
d) The movies.
2. Which one of the following it not one of the narrator's favorite animals?
a) A sea lion.
b) An orangutan.
c) An African elephant.
d) A spider monkey.
3. In Chapter 137, why does Father apologize to the narrator on Saturday?
a) For not taking the narrator on their outing the previous Saturday.
b) For getting angry.
c) For not telling the narrator about Mr. Shears.
d) For not taking the narrator to get lunch.
4. Why does the narrator like Sherlock Holmes?
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.
5. 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.
6. According to the narrator, what group did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle join when he got old?
a) The Non-Believers' Society.
b) The Mystery Society.
c) The Unknown Society.
d) The Spiritualist Society.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 149
1. What does Siobhan ask the narrator about at school on Monday?
a) The bruises on his face.
b) His A-level math test.
c) The narrator's book.
d) The information Mrs. Alexander gave him.
2. Why does the narrator want to get his book back from Father?
a) He wants to show it to more people.
b) He wants to finish it.
c) He wants to ask Mrs. Alexander more questions.
d) He liked writing it.
3. Where does the narrator not look for his book?
a) The kitchen.
b) The utility room.
c) His room.
d) The dustbin.
4. Where does the narrator find his book?
a) The dining room.
b) The bathroom.
c) His father's room.
d) The living room.
5. Who wrote the letter that the narrator finds at the bottom of the cupboard?
a) His mother.
b) Siobhan.
c) Mrs. Shears.
d) Mr. Loxely.
6. What does the narrator's mother apologize for?
a) Not calling him.
b) Leaving him with his father.
c) Waiting so long since her last letter to write him.
d) Not allowing him at the hospital during her illness.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 151
1. What mystery does the narrator say scientists will solve someday?
a) The mystery of ghosts.
b) The mystery of lightning
c) The mystery of electricity.
d) The mystery of death.
2. Where did Uncle Terry encounter a ghost?
a) In the sancutary of a church.
b) In a bakery.
c) In a friend's home.
d) In a shoe shop in a shopping center.
3. What type of ghost did Uncle Terry encounter?
a) The ghost of a young English woman.
b) The ghost of a Franciscan friar.
c) The ghost of a Catholic priest
d) The ghost of an old pirate.
4. What reason does the narrator give for having a pond at school?
a) It helps the children learn how to care for the enviroment.
b) It helps children learn to swim.
c) It helps the children learn how to treat animals with kindness and respect.
d) It helps the children learn about differnt animal life forms.
5. What information does the narrator include on the graph in Chapter 151?
a) How many animal life forms live in the pond.
b) How many children are in the school, by year.
c) How many children learned to swim, by year.
d) How many frogs there were in the pond, by year.
6. What type of formula does the narrator write?
a) A fromula for a population of teachers.
b) A formula for a population of schools.
c) A formula for a population of students.
d) A formula for a population of animals.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 157
1. The narrator starts Chapter 157 with a discourse on what happened at school for what number of days?
a) Three days.
b) One day.
c) Six days.
d) Ten days.
2. Why did the narrator refuse to go to the toilet?
a) Because he thought the bathroom smelled bad.
b) Because his classmate went to the bathroom all over the floor.
c) Because he did not want to take his pants down.
d) Because he did not want to use the same toilet as all the other students.
3. After the six days, what does the narrator do when he returns home from school?
a) He goes over to Mrs. Shears' house.
b) He get his book and continues to write in it.
c) He watches one of his videos.
d) He gets the letters from his father's room.
4. In the first letter, what trip does the narrator's mother refer to?
a) A trip she took with Uncle Terry to shop for new clothing.
b) A trip she took with Father to buy furniture.
c) A trip she took with the narrator to buy him school shoes.
d) A trip she took with Mr. Shears to dump off their old refrigerator and cooker.
5. What does mother try to explain in the second letter the narrator reads?
a) Her absense.
b) The mystery of ghosts.
c) Her behavior towards Father.
d) Her illness.
6. In the fourth letter, what medical procedure does mother say she had done?
a) Teeth pulled.
b) Foot operation.
c) Root canal.
d) Mouth wired shut.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 163
1. Who was the narrator's first main teacher at school?
a) Mr. Loxely.
b) Siobhan.
c) Wellington.
d) Julie.
2. What term does the narrator give to the phenomenon in which eyes move from point to point without really seeing what is in between the two points?
a) Visual Illuminations.
b) Visual Escapes.
c) Visual Saccades.
d) Visual Memorization.
3. What is in the Smarties box?
a) A marker.
b) Stickers.
c) Smarties.
d) A pencil.
4. How old was the narrator when Siobhan started working at the school?
a) 12 years old.
b) 5 years old.
c) 7 years old.
d) 10 years old.
5. What does the narrator compare peoples' brains to?
a) Computers.
b) VCRs.
c) Televisions.
d) Lawn Mowers.
6. What does the narrator use Chapter 163 to do?
a) Explain how one of his classmates thinks.
b) Explain how he learned that other people had minds.
c) Explain why Mother thinks like she does.
d) Explain a new theory of how people think.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 167
1. Why did Father kill the dog?
a) He thought that the dog was a nuisance.
b) He did not like dogs.
c) He caught the dog using the bathroom on his lawn.
d) He was distraught by his relationship with Mrs. Shears.
2. What does the narrator do when his father tries to make up with him?
a) Runs out of the room.
b) Screams and pushes his father off the bed.
c) Hits his father.
d) Cries and covers his head with a pillow.
3. How does the narrator view his father after he reveals that he killed the dog?
a) As a fighter and liar.
b) As a lover and murder.
c) As a protector and provider.
d) As a liar and murder.
4. Where does the narrator's father fall asleep in Chapter 167?
a) In his van.
b) In the living room.
c) In the kitchen.
d) In the narrator's bedroom.
5. What does the narrator do when his father falls asleep in Chapter 167?
a) Goes to Mrs. Shears' house.
b) Sneaks out the house.
c) Reads more letters from his mother.
d) Watches one of his videos.
6. How does the narrator close out Chapter 167?
a) He wonders what he is going to do next.
b) He wakes his father up to talk about the dog's death.
c) He tells Mrs. Shears about the dog's death.
d) He falls asleep.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 173
1. How many illustrations are in Chapter 173?
a) 1.
b) 0.
c) 3.
d) 2.
2. What does the narrator say he can see between the roof of the shed and the big plant that hangs over the fence from the house next door?
a) A constellation.
b) The moon.
c) A shooting star.
d) The planet Venus.
3. According to the narrator, why is Orion called Orion?
a) Because scientist thought Orion would make a nice name.
b) Because Orion was named by Earl Orion.
c) Because Orion was a hunter.
d) Because the scientist that discovered it named it after his dog Orion.
4. Where does the narrator say Mrs. Shear's coffeemaker is from?
a) The United States.
b) Venezuela.
c) Italy.
d) France.
5. Why does the narrator say you can join Orion to bits of Lepus, Taurus, or Gemini?
a) Because Orion is right next to Lepus, Taurus, and Gemini.
b) Because there are not any lines in space.
c) Because the stars move around.
d) Because Lepus, Taurus and Gemini have not been discovered by scientists.
6. Which one of the following is not one of the names the narrator gave to the entity that would form if you joined Orion, Lepus, Taurus, or Gemini?
a) The Bunch of Grapes.
b) Jesus.
c) The Pound of Fish.
d) The Bicycle.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 179
1. What does the narrator hear shortly after he wakes up in Chapter 179?
a) Father calling his name and searching for him.
b) Mrs. Shears yelling at Father.
c) Mrs. Alexander singing loudly.
d) Father's van starting up and leaving the house.
2. What happens when the narrator goes to Mrs. Shears' house?
a) Mrs. Shears answer the door crying.
b) Mrs. Shears yells at the narrator for knocking on her door.
c) There is no answer.
d) Father and Mrs. Shears are arguing.
3. Why does the narrator decide he cannot live with Siobhan?
a) Because she lives to close to Father.
b) Because she is not an actually friend.
c) Because she will tell Father that he is living with her.
d) Because she would get in trouble with the school.
4. Where does the narrator's mother live?
a) Chicago.
b) London.
c) Milan.
d) Paris.
5. Who does the narrator ask to watch Toby while he goes to visit his mother?
a) Siobhan.
b) Father.
c) Mrs. Alexander.
d) Mrs. Shears.
6. How does the narrator decide to travel to his mother's house?
a) By cab.
b) By train.
c) By bus.
d) By foot.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 181
1. Why does the narrator say he does not like new places?
a) Because they are filled with new people.
b) Because they smell funny.
c) Because he sees everything.
d) Because they are different than the places he is already used to.
2. How many illustrations are in Chapter 181?
a) Three.
b) Four.
c) Two.
d) One.
3. What term does the narrator define as "the same word for bumping off something and carrying on in almost the same direction"?
a) Ignoring.
b) Glaring.
c) Glancing.
d) Staring.
4. How many cows were in the field when the narrator drove through the countryside with Mother and Father?
a) 17.
b) 21.
c) 23.
d) 19.
5. How many other things did the narrator not write down about his trip to the countryside with Mother and Father?
a) 41.
b) 31.
c) 27.
d) 38.
6. In retrospect, what does the narrator say he lied about in Chapter 13?
a) Not being able to tell jokes.
b) His mother's death.
c) This book not being a funny book.
d) Not telling lies.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 191
1. Why did the narrator feel giddy and sick at the train station?
a) He smelled the bathrooms.
b) The station was too big.
c) There were lots of people.
d) He had an empty stomach.
2. What does the narrator do when he shuts his mind down?
a) Eats a lot of food.
b) Closes his eyes and meditates.
c) Sleeps for long periods.
d) Occupies himself with mathematical equations, puzzles, or games.
3. Who approaches the narrator at the train station and asks his name and address?
a) A train conductor.
b) A policeman.
c) A shop owner.
d) A woman dressed in mink.
4. How long did the lady in the cafe say the narrator had been in the train station?
a) Three and a half hours.
b) Two and a half hours.
c) Two hours.
d) Three hours.
5. What does the stranger help the narrator do before getting on the train?
a) Call his mother.
b) Buy food for the train ride.
c) Buy a train ticket.
d) Withdraw money.
6. How much money did the narrator take out of the bank machine at the train station?
a) 60 pounds.
b) 40 pounds.
c) 50 pounds.
d) 30 pounds.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 193
1. Why does the narrator like timetables?
a) Because he likes to know when everything is going to happpen.
b) Because timetables remind him of his mother.
c) Because he likes to use them for his mathematical equations.
d) Because he likes numbers.
2. When did the narrator make timetables?
a) When he was looking for the dog's killer.
b) When he played with his trains.
c) When he studied for his A-level math exam.
d) When he was charting the number of red cars he saw on his way to school.
3. For what day does the narrator provide a sample timetable?
a) Wednesday.
b) Monday.
c) Saturday.
d) Thursday.
4. What time does the narrator wake up on his sample timetable?
a) 6:30 AM.
b) 6:50 AM.
c) 7:20 AM.
d) 7:50 AM.
5. What time does the narrator go to bed on his sample timetable?
a) 9:00 PM.
b) 10:00 PM.
c) 9:30 PM.
d) 8:30 PM.
6. What does the narrator conclude about time at the end of Chapter 193?
a) Time is a mystery and not a thing.
b) Time can be summarized in a timetable.
c) Time changes a person's outlook on life.
d) Time does not standstill for no man.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 197
1. What is the setting of Chapter 197?
a) The police station.
b) His mother's house.
c) The train station.
d) A train car.
2. How many months did it take the narrator's hair to grow back after he fell out of the car?
a) Six months.
b) Five months.
c) Four months.
d) Three months.
3. Who calls the narrator's name at the start of Chapter 197?
a) Siobhan.
b) Father.
c) Mother.
d) The policeman.
4. What reason does the narrator give for going to London?
a) To escape his father.
b) To take his A-level exam.
c) To find Siobhan.
d) To live with his mother.
5. Why is the narrator's experience with the toilet on the train traumatic?
a) Because there was someone in the toilet and he had to relieve himself.
b) Because there was urine on the floor.
c) Because there was no sink to wash his hands.
d) Because there was feces on the toilet seat.
6. Where does the narrator hide as the train approaches Didcot Parkway?
a) In the bathroom.
b) In a suitcase.
c) Behind a row of luggage.
d) In another train car.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 199
1. Why does the narrator say people believe in God?
a) Because they world is very complicated.
b) Because they are trained to believe in God.
c) Because they do not have anything else to believe in.
d) Because they have nothing else to do.
2. Which one of the following is not one the three conditions the narrator names as to why life on earth occurred as the result of an accident?
a) Extraction.
b) Heritability.
c) Mutation.
d) Replication.
3. According to the narrator, if everyone in the world was tossing coins, eventually how many heads in a row would someone get?
a) 4,389.
b) 3,299.
c) 5,698.
d) 2,088.
4. How does the narrator say people should think?
a) Intuitively.
b) Creatively.
c) Logically.
d) Academically.
5. Why does the narrator say that half an eye is very useful?
a) It means that an animal will not live very long.
b) It means that an animal can only see half of an animal it wants to eat.
c) It means that an animal will always be able to see its prey.
d) It means that an animal can't see at all.
6. What does the narrator say will happen when humans evolve into another animal?
a) The new animal will kill human beings.
b) The new animal will free the captured animals.
c) The new animal will put human being into a zoo.
d) The new animal will be dumber than human beings.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 211
1. What nickname do the three young men on the train give to the narrator?
a) Train elf.
b) Silly boy.
c) Train rider boy.
d) Young elf.
2. When the narrator returns to his original seat on the train, what does he find is missing?
a) His new friend.
b) The feces in the bathroom.
c) His money.
d) His bag.
3. How does the narrator figure out that he is in London?
a) He looks at the signs in the main terminal.
b) He asks the train conductor before exiting the train.
c) He asks a man walking by him in the main terminal.
d) He asks a police officer standing on the train platform.
4. Who helps the narrator find the subway tunnel that he will take?
a) The lady at an information booth.
b) A train conductor.
c) A stranger heading towards the subway tunnel.
d) A police officer.
5. Where does the narrator hide after he gets down in the subway tunnel and sees all of the people in the tube?
a) A photo booth.
b) A corner.
c) A phone booth.
d) A subway tunnel.
6. What does the narrator do when a man urges him to hurry up in the train station?
a) He yells at the man.
b) He hits the man.
c) He runs from the man.
d) He barks at the man.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 223
1. Who told the narrator to write descriptions?
a) Siobhan.
b) Mother.
c) Mrs. Alexander.
d) Father.
2. What were the two orangutans doing in the photograph?
a) Swinging on branches.
b) Grooming each other.
c) Drinking milk.
d) Playing on a mountain.
3. What does the word orangutan mean?
a) Man of the woods.
b) Man at work.
c) Swinging man.
d) Man of the forest.
4. What are adverts?
a) Pictures or television programs to make you buy things.
b) Mathematical equations.
c) Animals that live in Malaysia.
d) A poem that has a serious message.
5. According to the narrator, why does Siobhan say that people go on holidays?
a) To learn about new types of animals.
b) To celebrate the lives of famous people.
c) To visit friends and family.
d) To see new things and relax.
6. What illustration does the narrator include at the end of Chapter 223?
a) A sample advert.
b) A picture of a holiday.
c) A drawing of three blind mice.
d) A picture of orangutans.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 227
1. Approximately, how long does the narrator spend on the bench at the subway station?
a) 5 hours.
b) 3 hours.
c) 7 hours.
d) 1 hour.
2. What sound does the narrator compare the train's arrival to?
a) A tornado.
b) A bird chirping loudly.
c) A screaming tea kettle.
d) A sword fight.
3. What happens to Toby while Christopher and Toby are in the train station?
a) He is left to live in the subway.
b) He escapes.
c) Nothing.
d) He dies.
4. What does the narrator sketch while on the train?
a) Toby's picture.
b) A picture of his mother and father when they were married.
c) A map of Europe.
d) The patterns of the upholstry and buckheads of the train.
5. What does the narrator purchase from a magazine vendor in London?
a) A magazine filled with puzzles.
b) A book with mathematical problems.
c) A candy bar.
d) A London Street Atlas.
6. In Chapter 227, what is Mother doing when she arrives to her home and Christopher is awaiting her arrival?
a) Talking to one of her neighbors.
b) Arguing with Mr. Shears.
c) Running in the rain.
d) Getting out of a cab.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 229
1. In Chapter 229, what happens in the narrator's dream?
a) People are taken captive by animals.
b) People leave earth to live on a newly discovered planet.
c) Almost everyone on earth dies from a virus.
d) Everyone dies from a meterorite.
2. What makes the narrator's dream in Chapter 229 special?
a) His dream was depicted in a movie.
b) He has the same dream every night.
c) His dream is the same as a scientist at NASA.
d) He has different versions of the dream.
3. What illustration does the narrator include in Chapter 229?
a) A picture depicting his dream.
b) A picture of his father.
c) A picture of different facial expressions.
d) A picture of the people he sees on the train.
4. What is not one of the things that the narrator says he can stay home and do if he doesn't want to go anywhere?
a) Take a bath and finish writing his book.
b) Play video games for a whole week.
c) Eat broccoli, oranges, and licorice laces.
d) Sit in the corner of a room and rub a 1 pound coin over the radiator.
5. In the narrator's dream in Chapter 229, what would not matter if he took someone's car and drove away?
a) If he stole the radio.
b) If he drove off of the earth.
c) If he broke into the car.
d) If he bumped into things and drove to the sea.
6. How does the narrator feel when the dream is over?
a) Worried.
b) Scared.
c) Happy.
d) Sad.
Multiple Choice - Chapter 233
1. What does the narrator eat for breakfast at his Mother's house?
a) Tomatoes and green beans.
b) Toast and sausage.
c) Eggs and bacon.
d) Fish and grits.
2. Why does Mother lose her job?
a) She quit.
b) She was not completing her assignments on time.
c) Her job found out about her son.
d) She is taking too much time off of work.
3. Who supervises the narrator while he takes his A-level exams?
a) Siobhan.
b) Reverend Peters.
c) Mr. Loxely.
d) Mrs. Gascoyne.
4. What is the gift that Father gives to the narrator at the end of the book?
a) A video about mammals in the wild.
b) A book with math puzzles.
c) A golden retriever puppy.
d) A Sherlock Holmes novel.
5. How many sections does the A-level exams have?
a) Four.
b) Three.
c) Two.
d) Five.
6. What grade does the narrator get on each section of his A-level exams?
a) D.
b) B.
c) A.
d) C.