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

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

3. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Arkansas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
(b) Oregon, California, and Colorado.
(c) Mississippi, Ohio, and Indiana.
(d) Kansas, Georgia, and Washington.

4. What month is it every year when Howard meets with the hermit in Chapter 1?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) May.

5. What disorder causes George to shake as he is shaved?
(a) Muscular dystrophy.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Parkinson's disease.
(d) Cerebral palsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Howard paid to shoot a dog, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?

3. What is the name of Howard's family's dog in Chapter 2?

4. Where has George's hospital bed been placed in the beginning of the novel?

5. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?

(see the answer key)

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