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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. What disorder causes George to shake as he is shaved?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Parkinson's disease.
(c) Cerebral palsy.
(d) Muscular dystrophy.

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

3. What natural phenomenon does Howard compare his seizures to in Chapter 1?
(a) Hailstorms.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Volcanoes.
(d) Thunder.

4. Where has George's hospital bed been placed in the beginning of the novel?
(a) In the living room.
(b) In Charlie's bedroom.
(c) In George's bedroom.
(d) In the attic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What author did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college with, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. What objects did George begin repairing and trading after his retirement?

3. What type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?

4. Where does Marjorie live?

5. What are the names of George's two daughters?

(see the answer key)

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