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

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

3. Where does the narrator describe seeing a clock "that had the likeness of a great oak tree wrought in iron and brass around its dial" in Chapter 1?
(a) Central China.
(b) Eastern Bohemia.
(c) Northern Ireland.
(d) Western Georgia.

4. What type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?
(a) A wagon.
(b) A limousine.
(c) A school bus.
(d) A taxi.

5. What novel does Howard discover on his porch after pulling the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) The Sun Also Rises.
(b) The Scarlet Letter.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of liquor does Howard keep a few bottles of in his secret drawer as a tradesman?

2. Who is George's grandson that appears to be reading to him when he awakens in Chapter 1?

3. How is Marjorie related to George?

4. What ailment does Howard suffer from?

5. What disorder causes George to shake as he is shaved?

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