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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. What novel does Howard discover on his porch after pulling the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) The Sun Also Rises.
(d) The Scarlet Letter.

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

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

4. What is the name of Howard's mule?
(a) Clara.
(b) Prince Edward.
(c) Peter the Great.
(d) Napoleon.

5. As Howard stands in the silt of the pond outlet in the woods in Chapter 3, the narrator describes the sticks and branches on the pond bed as feeling like what to him?
(a) Stones.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Bones.
(d) Engine parts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Margie and Darla pretend that their dolls are when they play after dinner in Chapter 2?

2. Who are the neighbors that Howard goes to in order to borrow a horse to look for George after he's run away in Chapter 2?

3. What has the Morrells' curing shed been converted into when George runs away in Chapter 2?

4. What kind of wood was Howard's father's canoe made from that he recalls in Chapter 3?

5. Who is Sam's mother in the novel?

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