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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 word from Chapter 3 means characterized by length of speech or wordiness, or scattered?
(a) Coercive.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Diffuse.
(d) Arbitrary.

2. What word used in Chapter 2 refers to a device for creating applause in theaters?
(a) Bungee.
(b) Claprock.
(c) Claptrap.
(d) Proscenium.

3. What objects did George begin repairing and trading after his retirement?
(a) Vacuum cleaners.
(b) Computers.
(c) Telephones.
(d) Clocks.

4. Who does Howard believe the Indian to be that he sees in the pond in Chapter 3?
(a) Dan Cooper.
(b) Old Red.
(c) Old Sabbatis.
(d) Tom Budden.

5. Nikki Bocheki is described in Chapter 4 as an acquaintance of George's from where?
(a) The Synagogue.
(b) The butcher shop.
(c) The Unitarian church.
(d) The police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Ezra Morrell love and follow?

2. What does the narrator describe as Joe's favorite breakfast meal in Chapter 2?

3. What ailment does Howard suffer from?

4. What has George worked at filling his safety deposit boxes full of, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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