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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. Approximately how old is George as he lay dying in the novel?
(a) 60.
(b) 90.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

2. Who does Howard describe paddling a canoe through the woods behind his family's house just before his father is taken away in Chapter 3?
(a) Sam.
(b) Old Red.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Old Sabbatis.

3. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 refers to a disgrace or humiliation?
(a) Catharsis.
(b) Compliment.
(c) Indignity.
(d) Epiphany.

4. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?
(a) Rev. Kenner Davenport.
(b) Rafe Sanders.
(c) Dr. Dan Cooper.
(d) Tom Budden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first step in the excerpt called "How to Make a Bird's Nest" in Chapter 4?

2. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?

3. What is the name of the man driving the flatbed truck as the doctor's house is moved in Chapter 2?

4. What is Nikki Bocheki's profession?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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