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

2. What activity does the narrator say George has always hated in Chapter 1?
(a) Home repair.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Cooking.

3. The one occurrence when George witnesses one of his father's grand mal seizures is during Christmas dinner in what year?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1926.

4. Of his father and of the old Indian that repaired the canoe, Howard says in Chapter 3, "My memories of them are" what?
(a) Atmospheres.
(b) Regrettable.
(c) Dreamlike.
(d) Dissipated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Howard stands outside of his house, watching his children in the window in Chapter 2, he thinks, "I will pay my debts with" what?

2. What is the name of Ezra Morell's son and George's childhood best friend?

3. At what age did George retire?

4. How many triangles should you cut in order to make a bird's nest, according to the narrative in Chapter 4?

5. What does the narrator describe as Joe's favorite breakfast meal in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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