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

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

3. 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) Charlie.
(c) Old Sabbatis.
(d) Old Red.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 4, "The escapement on a clock consists of a collar on a pinion, called" what?
(a) An electron.
(b) A nucleus.
(c) A pallet.
(d) A privet.

5. What animals circle Howard's cart in the field before moving on in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Cows.
(d) Pigeons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What alias does Howard Crosby take on when he moves to Philadelphia?

2. Of his father and of the old Indian that repaired the canoe, Howard says in Chapter 3, "My memories of them are" what?

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 does Howard's mother cook for breakfast the morning after Howard's father has been taken away in Chapter 3?

5. What was Kathleen's maiden name?

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