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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 activity does the narrator say George has always hated in Chapter 1?
(a) Home repair.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Cooking.

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

3. What is the name of Howard's mule?
(a) Clara.
(b) Prince Edward.
(c) Peter the Great.
(d) Napoleon.

4. 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 Penobscot River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Arkansas River.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Marjorie related to George?

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

3. Of Kathleen's strict demeanor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "She could not live with herself if she allowed herself to believe that she treated her own this way because she felt no more connected to them than she would to" what?

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

5. What does George's mother stuff into Howard's mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue when he has a seizure at Christmas dinner in Chapter 2?

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