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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 1 (pages 71-90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity does the narrator say George has always hated in Chapter 1?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Home repair.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Exercise.

2. What is the name of Howard's mule?
(a) Prince Edward.
(b) Peter the Great.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Clara.

3. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?
(a) 126 hours.
(b) 156 hours.
(c) 116 hours.
(d) 96 hours.

4. What ailment has Marjorie suffered from all of her life?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Manic depression.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Epilepsy.

5. What is the "eighth planet, named after the king of the sea"?
(a) Mars.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Jupiter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Howard and George play on the porch when George is a child in Chapter 2?

2. What does George ask his family to get when he first rises in bed in the beginning of the novel?

3. What color is Kathleen's hair described as in Chapter 2?

4. What are the names of George's two daughters?

5. How many days before he dies does George begin hallucinating?

(see the answer key)

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