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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 are the names of George's two daughters?
(a) Wilma and Grace.
(b) Claire and Betsy.
(c) Kathleen and Emily.
(d) Mary and Anna.

2. What color is Kathleen's hair described as in Chapter 2?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Dark brown.
(d) Black.

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

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 historic people does Howard think of as he watches George set aflame the funeral pyre for the mouse in Chapter 2?
(a) The Mayans.
(b) The ancient Egyptians.
(c) The Aztecs.
(d) The Vikings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days before he dies does George begin hallucinating?

2. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?

3. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?

4. What does Howard give the hermit to drink before he pulls his tooth 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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