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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. The hospital that Kathleen has a pamphlet for in Chapter 2 is located by what river?
(a) The Hudson River.
(b) The Merced River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Penobscot River.

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

3. 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.

4. Of Howard, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "His despair had not come from the fact that he was a fool; he knew he was a fool. His despair came from" what?
(a) The fact that his mother saw him as a fool.
(b) The fact that his wife saw him as a fool.
(c) The fact that the world around him saw him as a fool.
(d) The fact that his father saw him as a fool.

5. 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 wampum.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) A feather headdress.
(d) A fur cape.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name has Joe given to the bearskin rug in the Crosby home?

3. What were Ed Titcomb and his friend doing when they came upon Howard in the woods in Chapter 3?

4. What shoes does Howard wear when he goes into the woods to look for his father after he's been taken away in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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