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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. When is the autograph dated in the novel that Howard receives as a gift from the hermit in Chapter 1?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1929.

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

3. Where is George's workshop located?
(a) In the backyard.
(b) In town.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the attic.

4. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?
(a) 96 hours.
(b) 116 hours.
(c) 126 hours.
(d) 156 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howard use to pull the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?

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

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

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?

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

(see the answer key)

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