View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the summer in Chapter 2?
(a) Twice a month.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Once a week.

3. The one occurrence when George witnesses one of his father's grand mal seizures is during Christmas dinner in what year?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1911.

4. What does George wrap the dead mouse with in Chapter 2?
(a) A cardigan.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Silk.

5. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?
(a) Rev. Kenner Davenport.
(b) Dr. Dan Cooper.
(c) Tom Budden.
(d) Rafe Sanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George put the wrapped dead mouse inside of in Chapter 2?

2. Of Kathleen's strict demeanor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "She could not live with herself if she allowed herself to believe that she treated her own this way because she felt no more connected to them than she would to" what?

3. The drowned child that Howard fishes from a creek is the daughter of what widow?

4. What are the names of George's two daughters?

5. What type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 236 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample