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

2. How is Marjorie related to George?
(a) Marjorie is George's niece.
(b) Marjorie is George's granddaughter.
(c) Marjorie is George's sister.
(d) Marjorie is George's daughter.

3. What religious denomination does the narrator say George settled on after being a Methodist and a Congregationalist in Chapter 1?
(a) Unitarian.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

4. What does George ask his family to get when he first rises in bed in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Plaster.
(b) A car.
(c) A doctor.
(d) An ambulance.

5. What does Howard give the hermit to drink before he pulls his tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) Bathtub gin.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Corn whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Howard paid to shoot a dog, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?

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