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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 word used in Chapter 2 refers to a device for creating applause in theaters?
(a) Claptrap.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Bungee.
(d) Claprock.

2. What kind of wood was Howard's father's canoe made from that he recalls in Chapter 3?
(a) Birch.
(b) Willow.
(c) Pine.
(d) Ash.

3. How far is the walk from George's house to the doctor's house in Chapter 2?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

4. What word used to describe the Indian in Chapter 3 means relating to a former or more primitive type?
(a) Metaphoric.
(b) Altruistic.
(c) Cultivated.
(d) Atavistic.

5. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a circle of the earth passing through the poles and the observer's zenith?
(a) Circumference.
(b) Meridian.
(c) Circumspect.
(d) Atmosphere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around what year does Howard say the local Indian died or disappeared during his childhood in Chapter 3?

2. What town do George and Kathleen walk toward when they find the doctor's house missing in Chapter 2?

3. Whose neighboring corn field does Howard pass through as he looks for his father in the woods in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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