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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. The drowned child that Howard fishes from a creek is the daughter of what widow?
(a) La Rose.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Petrie.
(d) Jameson.

2. How many hours before his death does the narrator in Chapter 1 say George sneaked "into the basement window of the West Cove Methodist Church" and rang the bell on Halloween night?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 625 hours.
(c) 215 hours.
(d) 168 hours.

3. Who built George's house?
(a) James.
(b) George.
(c) Howard.
(d) Mr. Smith.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Howard's mule?

2. Where has George's hospital bed been placed in the beginning of the novel?

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

4. Where did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college?

5. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?

(see the answer key)

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