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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 type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?
(a) A wagon.
(b) A limousine.
(c) A school bus.
(d) A taxi.

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

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

4. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?
(a) His leg.
(b) His groin.
(c) His brain.
(d) His neck.

5. What does George make a small canoe from for the dead mouse in Chapter 2?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Oak bark.
(c) Notebook paper.
(d) Birch bark.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?

2. What disorder causes George to shake as he is shaved?

3. Where does the narrator describe seeing a clock "that had the likeness of a great oak tree wrought in iron and brass around its dial" in Chapter 1?

4. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?

5. At what age did George retire?

(see the answer key)

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