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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part 1 (pages 127-142).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does George take with him when he runs away from home in Chapter 2?
(a) Winston.
(b) Ursula.
(c) Russell.
(d) Prince Edward.

2. What is the name of Howard's family's dog in Chapter 2?
(a) Roger.
(b) Spot.
(c) Socks.
(d) Buddy.

3. What game do Howard and George play on the porch when George is a child in Chapter 2?
(a) Poker.
(b) Chess.
(c) Cribbage.
(d) Checkers.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 3, "My blood is a Roman plow." What literary device is used in this excerpt?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

5. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Mississippi, Ohio, and Indiana.
(b) Oregon, California, and Colorado.
(c) Arkansas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
(d) Kansas, Georgia, and Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 means anxious or concerned?

3. On what day of the week does George run away from home in Chapter 2?

4. Howard says of his father in Chapter 3, "The world fell away from my father the way he fell away from us. We became" what?

5. What was Kathleen's maiden name?

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