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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 is the only traditional item of clothing that the Indian wears who grew up living on an island in the lake, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) A wampum.
(b) A feather headdress.
(c) A fur cape.
(d) Moccasins.

2. 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 Montgomery's.
(b) The Levansellers.
(c) The Wilsons.
(d) The Newcastles.

3. What is the name of the hospital that Kathleen has gotten a pamphlet for in Chapter 2?
(a) Bellevue Home for the Mentally Disabled.
(b) The Eastern Maine State Hospital.
(c) Long Island Insane Asylum.
(d) Boston Home for the Mentally Disabled.

4. How much money does Edward Billings pay George to repair the clock at the bank in Chapter 4?
(a) $200.
(b) $100.
(c) $300.
(d) $400.

5. What word in Chapter 3 refers to a repository for relics?
(a) Colloquialism.
(b) Cantrell.
(c) Illuminant.
(d) Reliquary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Howard describe paddling a canoe through the woods behind his family's house just before his father is taken away in Chapter 3?

2. What book is cited with the description of the inner workings of a clock in Chapter 4?

3. Of Kathleen's strict demeanor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "She could not live with herself if she allowed herself to believe that she treated her own this way because she felt no more connected to them than she would to" what?

4. Who helps Ed Titcomb carry Howard out of the woods in a canvas tent in Chapter 3?

5. Who do Margie and Darla pretend that their dolls are when they play after dinner in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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