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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 month is it every year when Howard meets with the hermit in Chapter 1?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) July.

2. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2 that her "stern manner and her humorless regime mask" what?
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Longing.
(c) Hope.
(d) Depression.

3. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the summer in Chapter 2?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Twice a month.

4. For how long does Howard's mother insist he not speak in order for his tongue to heal after his first seizure in Chapter 3?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 days.

5. Who is the doctor that Kathleen plans to take George to after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Jenkins.
(b) Dr. Box.
(c) Dr. Butler.
(d) Dr. Gilbert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator says of Howard in Chapter 2, "He resented his resentment because it was a sign of" what?

3. How many days before he dies does George begin hallucinating?

4. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 refers to a disgrace or humiliation?

5. Of his parents, Howard says in Chapter 3, "That he and my mother should wrestle him into his clothes in the dark seemed" what?

(see the answer key)

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