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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Part 2 (pages 36-70).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is George's workshop located?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In town.

2. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Mississippi, Ohio, and Indiana.
(b) Arkansas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
(c) Oregon, California, and Colorado.
(d) Kansas, Georgia, and Washington.

3. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?
(a) George's body.
(b) The government.
(c) George's wife.
(d) The disintegration of George's family.

4. Who is George's grandson that appears to be reading to him when he awakens in Chapter 1?
(a) Roger.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Sam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Marjorie related to George?

2. What activity does the narrator say George has always hated in Chapter 1?

3. What does Howard use to pull the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?

4. What novel does Howard discover on his porch after pulling the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?

5. What religious denomination does the narrator say George settled on after being a Methodist and a Congregationalist in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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