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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 1 (pages 71-90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George wrap the dead mouse with in Chapter 2?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Silk.
(c) A cardigan.
(d) Newspaper.

2. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2 that her "stern manner and her humorless regime mask" what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Depression.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Longing.

3. What ailment does Howard suffer from?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Asthma.

4. 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 Scarlet Letter.
(c) The Sun Also Rises.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

5. Where is George's workshop located?
(a) In town.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the backyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who agrees to shave George in Chapter 1?

2. Where has George's hospital bed been placed in the beginning of the novel?

3. What word is used in Chapter 1 to refer to angels?

4. Who is George's grandson that appears to be reading to him when he awakens in Chapter 1?

5. What does George make a small canoe from for the dead mouse in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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