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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport does Ezra Morrell love and follow?
(a) Football.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Polo.
(d) Hockey.

2. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the summer in Chapter 2?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Twice a month.

3. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?
(a) His brain.
(b) His leg.
(c) His neck.
(d) His groin.

4. Why is Howard paid to shoot a dog, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) The dog attacked a farmer's chickens.
(b) The dog has mange.
(c) The dog is rabid.
(d) The dog attacked a child.

5. 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) Honey.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Fire.
(d) Coal.

6. Who is George's grandson that appears to be reading to him when he awakens in Chapter 1?
(a) Roger.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Sam.
(d) Charlie.

7. Where is George's workshop located?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In town.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In the attic.

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

9. The hospital that Kathleen has a pamphlet for in Chapter 2 is located by what river?
(a) The Penobscot River.
(b) The Merced River.
(c) The Hudson River.
(d) The Colorado River.

10. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2, "Only her face is visible above the top of the bedcovers. It glows like a pale egg." What literary device is used in this example?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

11. The drowned child that Howard fishes from a creek is the daughter of what widow?
(a) Jameson.
(b) Anderson.
(c) La Rose.
(d) Petrie.

12. What has the Morrells' curing shed been converted into when George runs away in Chapter 2?
(a) A log cabin.
(b) A tree house.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A tool shed.

13. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) Melish.
(c) Cullen.
(d) La Rose.

14. What activity does the narrator say George has always hated in Chapter 1?
(a) Home repair.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Exercise.

15. How far is the walk from George's house to the doctor's house in Chapter 2?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?

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

3. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?

4. What is Howard's middle name?

5. What is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?

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