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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 1 (pages 71-90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did George retire?
(a) 70.
(b) 75.
(c) 60.
(d) 65.

2. Why is Howard paid to shoot a dog, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) The dog attacked a child.
(b) The dog is rabid.
(c) The dog has mange.
(d) The dog attacked a farmer's chickens.

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

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

5. As Howard stands outside of his house, watching his children in the window in Chapter 2, he thinks, "I will pay my debts with" what?
(a) Fire.
(b) Coal.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Honey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?

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

4. What does George's mother serve for Christmas dinner on the night that George witnesses his father's seizure?

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

(see the answer key)

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