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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 has the Morrells' curing shed been converted into when George runs away in Chapter 2?
(a) A tree house.
(b) A log cabin.
(c) A tool shed.
(d) A cemetery.

2. At what age did George retire?
(a) 75.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 65.

3. What word used in Chapter 3 means concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of something?
(a) Collapsed.
(b) Peripheral.
(c) Convenient.
(d) Arbitrary.

4. What book is cited with the description of the inner workings of a clock in Chapter 4?
(a) Alice in Wonderland.
(b) The Reasonable Horologist.
(c) The Old Man and the Sea.
(d) The Time of Finding Time.

5. What game do Howard and George play on the porch when George is a child in Chapter 2?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Poker.
(c) Chess.
(d) Cribbage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the house does Howard's mother dress his father before his father is taken away?

2. What does Howard describe his father doing all of the time in Howard's childhood in Chapter 3?

3. What does George put the wrapped dead mouse inside of in Chapter 2?

4. How would you describe the main narrative perspective of Tinkers?

5. Where is George's workshop located?

(see the answer key)

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