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

2. How old is Ray Morrell when George runs away to his father's property in Chapter 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

3. What word is used in Chapter 1 to refer to angels?
(a) Cataclysms.
(b) Euphoria.
(c) Seraphim.
(d) Androgyny.

4. When is the autograph dated in the novel that Howard receives as a gift from the hermit in Chapter 1?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1852.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Of his father and of the old Indian that repaired the canoe, Howard says in Chapter 3, "My memories of them are" what?

5. What sport does Ezra Morrell love and follow?

(see the answer key)

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