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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part 2 (pages 143-156).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the hospital located that Kathleen has gotten a pamphlet for in Chapter 2?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Bangor, Maine.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

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

3. Of his father and of the old Indian that repaired the canoe, Howard says in Chapter 3, "My memories of them are" what?
(a) Dissipated.
(b) Atmospheres.
(c) Dreamlike.
(d) Regrettable.

4. Who helps Ed Titcomb carry Howard out of the woods in a canvas tent in Chapter 3?
(a) Rafe Sanders.
(b) Ezra Morell.
(c) Tom Budden.
(d) Dan Cooper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Howard give the hermit to drink before he pulls his tooth in Chapter 1?

3. What natural phenomenon does Howard compare his seizures to in Chapter 1?

4. Around what year does Howard say the local Indian died or disappeared during his childhood in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of Howard's supplier for trade items?

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