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An Abundance of Katherines
An Abundance of Katherines
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Chapters 1-12
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1
What does Lindsey convince Colin to let her do?
Hold his notebook for a few days.
Play him a song about lost love.
Talk to Katherine XII.
Go with him to the movies.
2
What do Hassan and Lindsey go out and do?
Shop at the mall in the large city near Gutshot.
Play golf frisbee.
Run the dog in the park.
Cruise.
3
What does Hassan do after waking?
Prays.
Calls his parents.
Takes a run.
Writes in his journal.
4
Why do the boys stop at a convenience store?
To ask directions to the cemetery.
They see an advertisement for a free map.
They see an advertisement for free gas.
It is where the start of the grave is.
5
What does Colin do as he is waiting on the ground behind the convenience store?
Plays cards with Hassan.
Calls Katherine XIX.
Sketches in a small notebook.
Calls his mother.
6
In what area does Colin not excel at school?
Biology.
Art.
Athletics.
Social.
7
What does Hollis invite the boys to do?
Try to solve a puzzle she gives them.
Stay at their farm for a couple weeks.
Have dinner at her house.
Participate in a contest at the local fair.
8
Where are Colin's parents when they are first mentioned?
Sitting on his bed.
Swimming in the ocean also.
Down in the basement fighting about Colin.
Looking at the pictures of Colin ex-girlfriends on his wall.
9
What does Hassan take Colin to do at the end of Chapter 2?
Research at the library.
Play baseball with some other friends.
Look for a new girlfriend.
Improve Colin's state of mind.
10
"Eureka" is a Greek word that means what?
So it is.
Tough beans.
I have found it.
Tis well.
11
What does Colin say is a result of his nearsightedness?
The need to wear really thick glasses.
The inability to see the future.
The ability to block out distractions.
His continual tripping.
12
How many times has Colin been dumped?
19
13
0
5
13
How many employees do Hassan and Colin interview at the plant that day?
10
5
27
3
14
What does Hollis offer Colin and Hassan?
Jobs.
Some sandwiches for the road.
Free work on their car problem.
Advice.
15
Who is Zeke?
The school administrator.
Hollis' dog.
Lindsey's cousin.
The plant manager.
16
Who is Hollis?
Another clerk in the convenience store.
A hitchhiker Colin and Hassan pick up.
Another tourist visiting the gravesite.
The store clerk's mother.
17
Why does Hassan say his proposal is necessary?
To break Colin out of his negative pattern with girls.
To get Colin out of his depression.
Because geniuses tend to overwork.
So Colin can learn to take responsibility for himself.
18
Where does Hollis drive after visiting the factory?
Nashville.
Chattanooga.
Memphis.
Paducah.
19
Who asked Colin if he wants to be her boyfriend?
No one.
The tour guide.
A girl named Mary.
Katherine I.
20
Why does Hollis recognize Colin?
From a video game Colin wrote.
She does not recognize Colin.
From a book Colin wrote.
From a game show.
21
What does Hassan want when he first wakes?
A donut.
Toothpaste.
To know what time it is.
Coffee.
22
What does Colin think about as he is lying on the ground?
The night of graduation.
Meeting his first Katherine.
Becoming a tour guide.
Working in a convenience store.
23
How much pay could Colin and Hollis earn at the factory?
200 a week plus room and board.
300 a week plus room and board.
500 a week plus room and board.
500 a month plus room and board.
24
What is significant about the person whose grave they visit?
His death precipitated WWI.
She is an example of someone with great faith.
He is one of Colin's favorite authors.
She was killed on the same street as Hassan's second cousin.
25
Why does Colin believe he is past the prime of his life?
Because he finds a gray hair in his head.
Because he cannot imagine meeting a 20th Katherine.
Because prodigies generally peak at 12 or 13 years.
Because he lost a debate to a kid who is younger than he.
26
What happens as Colin is walking behind the convenience store?
He falls and hits his head.
He twists his ankle.
He notices the odor of propane.
He worries about being led into a trap.
27
What does Hollis want Hassan and Colin to do the next day?
Interview people and ask only four questions.
Take the dog for a run.
Fix one of the machines in the string factory.
Groom the horses.
28
What do Colin and Lindsey discuss when she checks on Colin?
Popularity.
Possibility.
Probability.
Providence.
29
Where do Colin and Hassan decide to go after gaining permission from their parents?
Washington, D. C.
They do not know.
Canada.
The West Coast.
30
Who is Hassan?
Colin's boss.
Colin's father's boss.
The neighborhood brat.
Colin's friend.
31
What story does the convenience clerk tell Hassan and Colin?
About her grandmother who was a medium.
About her paramedic training.
About her mechanic's course at the tech school.
About the Archduke's death.
32
What does Colin wake to a week later?
The sound of someone yelling in the backyard.
The sound of a rooster and Hassan praying.
The ring of his cell phone.
A loud bang coming from the barn.
33
What does Colin say genius is?
The drive for fulfillment.
The need for approval.
As genius does.
An overrated idea.
34
What does Colin's father say he, his mother and Katherine all have in common?
They are worried about Colin.
The belief that something better will happen for Colin.
The idea that Colin should change jobs.
The idea that Colin should go away to college.
35
. Why does the tour guide take off her tee shirt?
It is so hot outside.
To apply pressure to Colin's wound.
To get a tan.
To shake out a wasp that had crawled inside.
36
What do Lindsey and Hassan share at some friends' house?
Half a bottle of wine.
A beer.
Stories about being the nerds at school.
Some old beef jerky.
37
What does the tour guide say she is training to become?
A teacher.
A beautician.
A paramedic.
A car mechanic.
38
Breath that smells like rotting corpse, due to late stage liver failure is called?
raphiel arcass
fetor hepaticus
feline aroma
lavoo rembus
39
Who will Colin and Hassan interview next?
Some people in the old folks' home.
Hollis' great aunt and uncle.
Some of the young people at the fair.
An elderly ranch hand.
40
Why doesn't Colin end up going out on a date with Marie in his junior year?
Marie gets ill.
Katherine I asks him to help her.
Colin gets ill.
Marie changes her mind.
41
Whose grave do Colin and Hassan decide to stop at?
Margaret Mitchell.
Flannery O'Connor.
Faulkner.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
42
Where does the psychologist work that Colin's parents consult?
Stanford.
Michigan State.
University of Chicago.
MIT.
43
What does Hassan propose to Colin's parents?
That Colin needs to break the Katherine cycle.
That Colin needs to get his own place.
That Colin needs to relax over the summer.
That he and Colin take a road trip.
44
What do Hassan and Lindsey decide to play?
Gin.
A video game.
A trivia game.
Billiards.
45
Who is working at the convenience store when Colin and Hassan drop off Lindsey there?
No one; it's been closed.
Her mother.
Her sister.
Her boyfriend.
46
What does Colin read over and over while alone in his room?
A poem his last girlfriend wrote for him.
His yearbook.
A few poems he wrote for his last girlfriend.
Nothing.
47
What will Colin and Hassan do in their job that summer?
Keep the baling machines working.
Interviews.
Cut fibers.
Run the machines in the factory.
48
From where did Starnes retire?
The sheriff's office.
He is a self-employed writer and still works.
He was a self-employed farmer.
The factory in Gutshot.
49
The first TV was invented by a kid named?
Philo T. Farnsworth
Tony Villesworth
Barret James
Tellis P. Ventworth
50
To what status does Colin refer when speaking to Hassan?
Colin's status as a track star.
Colin's status as the nineteenth Colin in his family.
Colin's status as a prodigy.
Colin's status as an only child.
51
What does the tour guide see written in Colin's notebook?
A picture of Katherine I.
K-19.
The words "Ipso facto."
A poem written in German.
52
How do other children treat Colin in his first few years of school?
They ignore him.
They follow him.
They bully him.
They use him.
53
Haram' is an Arabic word meaning?
Naughty
Forbidden by God
Forbidden by Islam
Sinful behavior
54
What does Hassan think is the answer to Colin's problems?
A girlfriend with another name.
A belief in God.
A more varied workout.
A unique invention.
55
What does Lindsey think she knows how to fix?
Colin's shyness.
Hollis' need to control.
Colin's Katherine theorem.
Hassan's reluctance to stay there longer.
56
In what grade is Colin when he meets his first Katherine?
6th.
4th.
2nd.
3rd.
57
What is Hassan's response to what Colin tells him?
To snap out of it.
That Colin can move in with him.
That it was a lousy job anyway.
That the mouse was already dead.
58
Sitzpinkler' is a German word that means what?
A man who gets dumped.
A man who acts like a baby.
A man who sits to pee.
A feminine male.
59
Abligurition is an English word that means?
Being dumped repetedly.
The spending of too much money on food.
Acting like a wimp.
The art of finding one's self.
60
How old was Colin when he started reading on his own?
3 years.
6 years.
25 months.
16 months.
61
What does Colin do when he goes into his bathroom after talking to his father?
Cries.
Shaves.
Throws up.
Cuts his arm.
62
When does Colin first meet Hassan?
3rd grade.
7th grade.
9th grade.
10th grade.
63
What does Colin remember about his third grade tutor?
The tutor had a really long beard.
The tutor was mean.
Katherine I is the tutor's daughter.
The tutor barely whispered when she talked.
64
What is Colin Singleton doing at the opening of the novel?
Wandering in the city park.
Sitting in a classroom.
Swimming in the ocean.
Taking a bath.
65
What does Colin's pre-school tell his parents?
That Colin is emotionally challenged.
That Colin needs to tone down his behavior.
That Colin is a great asset to the school.
That they were not equipped to work with geniuses.
66
What is in the place that Hollis goes to after visiting the factory?
Hollis' sister.
Hollis' elderly mother.
A buyer.
A warehouse.
67
For how many years has Starnes worked at the same place?
60
Just a couple months.
10
33
68
What does Colin tell Hassan?
That the mouse will die of heat if left in the mailbox.
That Colin has lost his job.
That Katherine XIX dumped him.
That Colin's father has told Colin to move out.
69
The kid who invented T.V. became?
A serial killer.
A famous inventor.
An alcoholic.
An anthropologist.
70
What are Hassan and Lindsey doing when Colin joins them?
Playing dominoes.
Watching poker on T.V.
Creating a work schedule.
Giving the dog a bath.
71
What does Colin decide to burn?
His last letter from Katherine XIX.
All his letters from his previous Katherines.
His theorem notebook.
A poem he wrote Katherine I.
72
What does Lindsey tell Colin she did?
Read his notebook.
Called Katherine XIX.
Asked her mother to let them work another week.
Talked to Colin's mother.
73
What devastating thing has just happened to Colin in chapter 1?
His teacher just woke him by slamming a book on his desk.
He was just scared by a large shark
He was harassed by some bullies.
He's just been dumped by his girlfriend.
74
What town does Hollis want to research its history?
Gaspar.
Providence.
Brady
Gutshot.
75
What does Colin do while Hassan and Lindsey are out?
Finish some college applications.
Talk to his mother.
Write bad poetry to Katherine XIX.
Read.
76
What does Hassan tell Colin they are going to do over the weekend?
Hunt pigs with some of Lindsey's friends.
Go to a truck smash.
Go to a skating rink.
Go to watch roller derby.
77
What does Colin hear as he wakes the next morning?
A cow mooing.
A rooster crowing.
A horse neighing.
A peacock yelling.
78
What do Colin and Katherine XIX do in her basement after the coffee shop?
Play a video game.
Watch a documentary about whales.
Play air hockey.
Watch a movie about prodigies.
79
Who is Katherine?
Colin's older sister.
Colin's mother.
Colin's favorite aunt.
The name of all of Colin's ex-girlfriends.
80
What does the factory manufacture that is owned by Hollis' family?
Climbing ropes.
Tarpon nets.
Bungee cords.
Tampon strings.
81
What does an elderly woman at the nursing home say that seems to impact Lindsey emotionally?
That Hollis used to visit the woman as a very young child.
That the woman knew Lindsey's great-grandmother.
That Lindsey looks exactly like her father.
That Hollis is selling some land on the hill.
82
When does the latest Katherine break up with Colin?
At a party two weeks after graduation.
Two days after the end of the current school year.
Graduation night.
A week before the end of the current school year.
83
What does Hassan do at the opening to Chapter 2?
Calls Colin on his cell phone.
Puts a mouse in Colin's family's mailbox.
Comes into Colin's room.
Smashes some flowers near the curb with his car.
84
At what age does Colin start elementary school?
A year ahead of other kids his age.
He is home schooled.
Two years ahead of other kids his age.
A year later than other kids his age.
85
What theorem is Colin developing?
The Theorem of Now.
The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability.
The Theorem of Latitude Probability.
The Theorem of the Multi-colored Ducks.
86
What does Colin do as Hassan and Lindsey are playing?
Writes on his theory of the middle of the Universe.
Reads.
Works on his Katherines theorem.
Takes a nap.
87
Why does Hassan say he is not going to work?
Because Hollis goes to the factory on Thursdays.
Because it is a religious holiday.
Because he has no clean clothes.
Because he does not feel well.
88
In what State do Colin and Hassan stop for their first rest?
West Virginia.
Kansas.
Kentucky.
Tennessee.
89
Where do Colin and Hassan stop to sleep?
A motel.
Hassan's aunt's house.
A campground.
A rest stop.
90
What does Hassan do in order to go back to Hollis' house early?
Fakes an asthma attack.
Asks to use Lindsey's computer.
Fakes indigestion.
Pretends to sprain his ankle.
91
Now, Colin has time to learn what language?
Sanskrit
Hebrew
Greek
German
92
How much water should people drink in day?
8 glasses
10 glasses
112 ounces
They should drink until no longer thirsty.
93
Who was considered the prettiest girl in Colin's class in his junior year?
Hassan's older sister.
Marie.
Katherine XIX.
Hassan's twin sister.
94
What error does Lindsey think Colin is making in his theorem?
Too much emphasis on the girl and not on Colin.
Too much emphasis on name.
Too many variables.
Not enough variables.
95
How long does Colin spend alone in his room?
28 hours.
14 hours
2 days.
3 days.
96
When does the tour guide say she will return?
She does not plan to return.
In a half an hour.
Shortly.
In 8 minutes.
97
What does Colin do for the first time since he and Katherine XIX broke up?
Shrugs his shoulders and appears less attached.
Starts thinking about his next girlfriend.
Refuses to answer a call from Katherine.
Cries.
98
For how long has Starnes lived in Gutshot?
A few years.
A few months.
His whole life.
Since he was forty-one.
99
What does Colin overhear Hassan and Lindsey discussing?
Him.
About Hassan not wanting to go to college.
About Lindsey's plan to break up with her current boyfriend.
About Hassan's attraction to Colin's sister.
100
Where was Colin's first date with Katherine XIX?
A brain bowl.
A football game.
A coffee shop.
The park.
101
What does Colin do when Hassan pulls off the road after they leave the factory?
Calls Katherine the XIX.
Meditates in a field of daisies.
Writes a short poem.
Gathers a bunch of daisies.
102
What does Colin tell his parents when he calls them?
That he is visiting some colleges.
The truth about what he's doing.
That he and Hassan are still wandering.
He decides not to call them.
103
Where does Lindsey take Colin and Hassan on their first day of working?
The old balers.
Old man Starnes' house.
The barn.
The mechanical room.
104
What does Colin's father say about Colin's last girlfriend?
They met her at the hot dog stand.
She called Colin's father's cell phone.
She is at the front door.
She is not worth grieving over.
105
What was the name of the tour guides first and only boyfriend?
Hassan.
Dewey.
Colin.
She has never had a boyfriend.
106
What does Colin seem to notice in almost everything around him?
Deep philosophical meanings.
Light.
Despair.
Symbols of Katherine the XIX.
107
What does Colin say Hassan cannot make Colin do?
Give up on Katherine XIX.
Go home yet.
Find a girlfriend with a different name.
Go hunting.
108
What does Hollis tell Colin and Hassan to do on Thursday?
Visit the elderly care home.
Go with her to Nashville.
Rest.
Write up what they have so far.
109
Why does Colin call his mother?
To report their location and learn if Katherine called.
To ask her to wire more money.
To tell her whose grave they visited.
To tell her that the car has a problem.
110
What role does the clerk at the convenient store play besides as cashier?
Mechanic.
Tour guide.
Gas pumper.
Cook.
