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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the principle motif that reappears throughout Tinkers?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) School desks.
(d) Clocks.

2. What were Ed Titcomb and his friend doing when they came upon Howard in the woods in Chapter 3?
(a) Going to their mother's house.
(b) Gathering firewood.
(c) Collecting arrowheads.
(d) Hunting.

3. The narrator says in Chapter 3 as Howard searches the woods for his father, "The tom-tom tap of a pileated woodpecker sounded from somewhere in the woods, to Howard's left." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Literary allusion.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

4. Who are George's daughters that sit with him and his wife at dinner as Howard rings the bell in 1953?
(a) Kathleen and Sarah.
(b) Elizabeth and Marie.
(c) Betsy and Claire.
(d) Anna and Mary.

5. 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?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

6. What magazine does Nikki Bocheki read while she sits with George in Chapter 4?
(a) Cosmopolitan.
(b) People Magazine.
(c) Better Homes and Gardens.
(d) International Luxury Properties.

7. What month is it when Howard dies in Chapter 4?
(a) January.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) September.

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

9. How does the narrator describe George's wife's cooking in Chapter 4?
(a) Very bad.
(b) Very good.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) Very fatty.

10. What alias does Howard Crosby take on when he moves to Philadelphia?
(a) Andrew Cobbler.
(b) Aaron Lightfoot.
(c) Aaron Lightman.
(d) Aaron Finn.

11. Whose neighboring corn field does Howard pass through as he looks for his father in the woods in Chapter 3?
(a) The Williams' corn field.
(b) The Gaspars' corn field.
(c) The Petersons' corn field.
(d) The Andrews' corn field.

12. How many men are waiting outside when Howard's father is taken away in Chapter 3?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. What is the only traditional item of clothing that the Indian wears who grew up living on an island in the lake, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) A feather headdress.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) A wampum.
(d) A fur cape.

14. What are the men wearing as they wait outside to take Howard's father away in Chapter 3?
(a) Black coats and hats.
(b) White coats and hats.
(c) Blue coats and hats.
(d) Blue hospital uniforms.

15. What book is cited with the description of the inner workings of a clock in Chapter 4?
(a) Alice in Wonderland.
(b) The Reasonable Horologist.
(c) The Time of Finding Time.
(d) The Old Man and the Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Megan prepare for Howard before she leaves to care for her mother over Christmas in Chapter 4?

2. How much money is hidden in George's workbench downstairs in Chapter 4?

3. What kind of car is Nikki Bocheki driving when he visits George in Chapter 4?

4. The narrator says in the opening of Chapter 4, "During the days, George was aware of a large group of people murmuring and flowing in and out of the room as if on tides." What literary device is used in this sentence?

5. Howard says the following in Chapter 3: "My mother opened the outside door and the light came in and carved every object in the kitchen into an ancient relic." What literary device is used in this sentence?

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