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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 kind of wood was Howard's father's canoe made from that he recalls in Chapter 3?
(a) Willow.
(b) Birch.
(c) Ash.
(d) Pine.

2. What is Howard's mother doing when he returns from the woods after having his first seizure in Chapter 3?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Talking to her mother on the phone.
(c) Darning socks.
(d) Speaking with the police.

3. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?
(a) The Colorado River.
(b) The Arkansas River.
(c) The Ohio River.
(d) The Penobscot River.

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

5. When Howard goes into the woods to look for his father in Chapter 3, what pond does he pass?
(a) Birch Pond.
(b) Willow Pond.
(c) Merced Pond.
(d) Tagg Pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it every year when Howard meets with the hermit in Chapter 1?

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

3. Why is Howard paid to shoot a dog, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

4. What ailment has Marjorie suffered from all of her life?

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?

(see the answer key)

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