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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. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2, "Only her face is visible above the top of the bedcovers. It glows like a pale egg." What literary device is used in this example?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. What color is Kathleen's hair described as in Chapter 2?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Dark brown.

3. What does Howard give the hermit to drink before he pulls his tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Corn whiskey.
(d) Bathtub gin.

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

5. What ailment does Howard suffer from?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the autograph dated in the novel that Howard receives as a gift from the hermit in Chapter 1?

2. What novel does Howard discover on his porch after pulling the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?

3. Who is the doctor that Kathleen plans to take George to after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?

4. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?

5. Where does Marjorie live?

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