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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 bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Potts.
(c) Smith.
(d) Williams.

2. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?
(a) The Penobscot River.
(b) The Ohio River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Arkansas River.

3. How would you describe the main narrative perspective of Tinkers?
(a) The narrator is Charles Crosby.
(b) The narrator is Kathleen.
(c) The narrator is Sam.
(d) It is a third-person omniscient narrator.

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

5. What is Howard's middle name?
(a) William.
(b) James.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Howard's mule?

2. Who built George's house?

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

4. Who is Sam's mother in the novel?

5. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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