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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 2 (pages 177-191).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Howard witness a fish do as he sits in the pond watching the Indian in Chapter 3?
(a) A fish leaps from the water and flies away.
(b) A fish transforms into an ostrich.
(c) A fish jumps down the Indian's throat.
(d) A fish leaps onto land and walks away.

3. As Howard stands outside of his house, watching his children in the window in Chapter 2, he thinks, "I will pay my debts with" what?
(a) Coal.
(b) Fire.
(c) Honey.
(d) Turkey.

4. What has George worked at filling his safety deposit boxes full of, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Diamond jewelry.
(b) Customer invoices.
(c) Hundred dollar bills.
(d) Gold watches.

5. George reveals that he has an inscribed first edition printing of what novel in one of his safety deposit boxes in Chapter 4?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) The Old Man and the Sea.
(d) The Scarlet Letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Howard's mother insist he not speak in order for his tongue to heal after his first seizure in Chapter 3?

2. Edward Billings is the manager of what bank frequented by George?

3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to an instrument that is pointed and pen-shaped used in artwork?

4. What month is it when Howard describes his mother helping his father dress before his father is taken away in Chapter 3?

5. Who does the narrator describe as having gone mad and lit his house on fire, killing himself and a woman with two children, in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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