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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 1 (pages 157-176).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the neighbors that Howard goes to in order to borrow a horse to look for George after he's run away in Chapter 2?
(a) The Levansellers.
(b) The Newcastles.
(c) The Montgomery's.
(d) The Wilsons.

2. Of Howard, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "His despair had not come from the fact that he was a fool; he knew he was a fool. His despair came from" what?
(a) The fact that the world around him saw him as a fool.
(b) The fact that his mother saw him as a fool.
(c) The fact that his wife saw him as a fool.
(d) The fact that his father saw him as a fool.

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

4. How many stitches does the doctor give George after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

5. What ailment has Marjorie suffered from all of her life?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Manic depression.
(d) Epilepsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the Morrells' curing shed been converted into when George runs away in Chapter 2?

2. What newspaper did George once read regularly at the kitchen table at lunchtime, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of Howard's family's cat in Chapter 2?

4. The narrator says in the opening of Chapter 4, "During the days, George was aware of a large group of people murmuring and flowing in and out of the room as if on tides." What literary device is used in this sentence?

5. How far is the walk from George's house to the doctor's house in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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