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