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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. What does George make a small canoe from for the dead mouse in Chapter 2?
(a) Notebook paper.
(b) Birch bark.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Oak bark.

2. What religious denomination does the narrator say George settled on after being a Methodist and a Congregationalist in Chapter 1?
(a) Unitarian.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Catholic.

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

4. What natural phenomenon does Howard compare his seizures to in Chapter 1?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Hailstorms.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Volcanoes.

5. Who is George's grandson that appears to be reading to him when he awakens in Chapter 1?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Roger.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?

3. What word is used in Chapter 1 to refer to angels?

4. Where is George's workshop located?

5. What is Howard's middle name?

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