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

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

3. The drowned child that Howard fishes from a creek is the daughter of what widow?
(a) Petrie.
(b) Jameson.
(c) La Rose.
(d) Anderson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many days before he dies does George begin hallucinating?

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

4. What type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?

5. What does Howard give the hermit to drink before he pulls his tooth in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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