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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 ailment has Marjorie suffered from all of her life?
(a) Manic depression.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Epilepsy.

2. 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) An ambulance.
(d) A doctor.

3. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Arkansas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
(b) Oregon, California, and Colorado.
(c) Mississippi, Ohio, and Indiana.
(d) Kansas, Georgia, and Washington.

4. 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) Northern Ireland.
(b) Western Georgia.
(c) Central China.
(d) Eastern Bohemia.

5. What does Howard use to pull the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A pair of scissors.
(c) A string tied to a doorknob.
(d) A pair of pliers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age did George retire?

3. 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?

4. Where is George's workshop located?

5. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?

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