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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of George's sister that runs shrieking into the house whenever she sees wasps or spiders when they are young?
(a) Darla.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Claire.

2. How many hours before his death does the narrator in Chapter 1 say George sneaked "into the basement window of the West Cove Methodist Church" and rang the bell on Halloween night?
(a) 168 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 625 hours.
(d) 215 hours.

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

4. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?
(a) 126 hours.
(b) 116 hours.
(c) 156 hours.
(d) 96 hours.

5. Of Kathleen's strict demeanor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "She could not live with herself if she allowed herself to believe that she treated her own this way because she felt no more connected to them than she would to" what?
(a) A pet dog.
(b) A pile of dirt.
(c) A collection of stones.
(d) A Christmas goose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Kathleen's maiden name?

2. Where does Marjorie live?

3. The hospital that Kathleen has a pamphlet for in Chapter 2 is located by what river?

4. What are the names of George's two daughters?

5. What does George ask his family to get when he first rises in bed in the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship does George Washington Crosby have with clocks in the novel? How did this relationship begin?

2. How does the narrator describe George's attempt to make a memoir by cassette tape in Chapter 1?

3. How does George become injured when he witnesses his father's seizure in Chapter 2, Part 1?

4. How would you describe Kathleen's perspective in the story? What are Kathleen's feelings about her family?

5. What metaphor is illustrated through the descriptions of George's house in Chapter 1, Part 1?

6. Where does George go when he runs away from home in Chapter 2, Part 2? What does he take with him?

7. How is the setting described when George awakens "one hundred and thirty-two hours" before he dies in Chapter 1?

8. How is George's condition described in the beginning of Chapter 1? Where is George located, and what does he ask for when he first awakens?

9. How would you describe the differences between George and Howard Crosby in terms of their successes in life?

10. How is Kathleen's behavior described when Howard Crosby arrives home late after having a seizure in Chapter 1, Part 2?

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