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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 1 (pages 157-176).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game do George and Ray regularly play in the Morrells' old curing shed?
(a) Go Fish.
(b) Cribbage.
(c) Poker.
(d) Bridge.

2. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 means anxious or concerned?
(a) Uncommitted.
(b) Regal.
(c) Casual.
(d) Solicitous.

3. What ailment does Howard suffer from?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. Who are the neighbors that Howard goes to in order to borrow a horse to look for George after he's run away in Chapter 2?
(a) The Newcastles.
(b) The Levansellers.
(c) The Wilsons.
(d) The Montgomery's.

5. What has the Morrells' curing shed been converted into when George runs away in Chapter 2?
(a) A tool shed.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A tree house.
(d) A log cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does George run away from home in Chapter 2?

2. How many triangles should you cut in order to make a bird's nest, according to the narrative in Chapter 4?

3. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the summer in Chapter 2?

4. Where is the bank branch located that Edward Billings manages?

5. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?

(see the answer key)

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