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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. When is the autograph dated in the novel that Howard receives as a gift from the hermit in Chapter 1?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1852.

2. What disorder causes George to shake as he is shaved?
(a) Cerebral palsy.
(b) Parkinson's disease.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Muscular dystrophy.

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

4. 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) 24 hours.
(b) 215 hours.
(c) 625 hours.
(d) 168 hours.

5. Who is Sam's mother in the novel?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Claire.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Emma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age did George retire?

3. What author did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college with, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

4. What does George wrap the dead mouse with in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?

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