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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 game do Howard and George play on the porch when George is a child in Chapter 2?
(a) Poker.
(b) Cribbage.
(c) Chess.
(d) Checkers.

2. What is the name of Howard's family's dog in Chapter 2?
(a) Spot.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Roger.
(d) Socks.

3. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?
(a) George's body.
(b) The government.
(c) The disintegration of George's family.
(d) George's wife.

4. What novel does Howard discover on his porch after pulling the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) The Scarlet Letter.
(d) The Sun Also Rises.

5. Where does the narrator describe seeing a clock "that had the likeness of a great oak tree wrought in iron and brass around its dial" in Chapter 1?
(a) Northern Ireland.
(b) Eastern Bohemia.
(c) Central China.
(d) Western Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?

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

3. What is the "eighth planet, named after the king of the sea"?

4. What natural phenomenon does Howard compare his seizures to in Chapter 1?

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

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