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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 are the names of George's two daughters?
(a) Wilma and Grace.
(b) Mary and Anna.
(c) Claire and Betsy.
(d) Kathleen and Emily.

2. What was Kathleen's maiden name?
(a) Cobbler.
(b) Black.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Wilson.

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

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

5. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?
(a) Cullen.
(b) La Rose.
(c) Melish.
(d) Gilbert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is the autograph dated in the novel that Howard receives as a gift from the hermit in Chapter 1?

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

4. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?

5. What word is used in Chapter 1 to refer to angels?

(see the answer key)

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