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

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

3. Who is George's grandson that appears to be reading to him when he awakens in Chapter 1?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Sam.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Roger.

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

5. What is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?
(a) Melish.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Andrew.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What month is it every year when Howard meets with the hermit in Chapter 1?

3. What ailment does Howard suffer from?

4. At what age did George retire?

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

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