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

2. What does George put the wrapped dead mouse inside of in Chapter 2?
(a) A cookie jar.
(b) A shoebox.
(c) A matchbox.
(d) A jewelry box.

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

4. What ailment has Marjorie suffered from all of her life?
(a) Manic depression.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George wrap the dead mouse with in Chapter 2?

2. 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?

3. What was Kathleen's maiden name?

4. The one occurrence when George witnesses one of his father's grand mal seizures is during Christmas dinner in what year?

5. What color is Kathleen's hair described as in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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