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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 objects did George begin repairing and trading after his retirement?
(a) Telephones.
(b) Clocks.
(c) Vacuum cleaners.
(d) Computers.

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

3. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?
(a) Tom Budden.
(b) Dr. Dan Cooper.
(c) Rev. Kenner Davenport.
(d) Rafe Sanders.

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

5. What type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?
(a) A school bus.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A limousine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?

2. What ailment does Howard suffer from?

3. Who built George's house?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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