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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. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?
(a) The Ohio River.
(b) The Colorado River.
(c) The Arkansas River.
(d) The Penobscot River.

2. 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.

3. How is Marjorie related to George?
(a) Marjorie is George's daughter.
(b) Marjorie is George's niece.
(c) Marjorie is George's granddaughter.
(d) Marjorie is George's sister.

4. Who is the doctor that Kathleen plans to take George to after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Jenkins.
(b) Dr. Butler.
(c) Dr. Box.
(d) Dr. Gilbert.

5. How many hours before his death does the narrator in Chapter 1 say George sneaked "into the basement window of the West Cove Methodist Church" and rang the bell on Halloween night?
(a) 625 hours.
(b) 215 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 168 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historic people does Howard think of as he watches George set aflame the funeral pyre for the mouse in Chapter 2?

2. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2, "Only her face is visible above the top of the bedcovers. It glows like a pale egg." What literary device is used in this example?

3. What ailment does Howard suffer from?

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

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

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