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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 is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?
(a) La Rose.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) Cullen.
(d) Melish.

2. What type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?
(a) A school bus.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A limousine.
(d) A taxi.

3. 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) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Allegory.

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

5. What is the name of George's sister that runs shrieking into the house whenever she sees wasps or spiders when they are young?
(a) Darla.
(b) Marjorie.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Claire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has George's hospital bed been placed in the beginning of the novel?

2. How many hours before his death does the narrator in Chapter 1 say George sneaked "into the basement window of the West Cove Methodist Church" and rang the bell on Halloween night?

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

4. What natural phenomenon does Howard compare his seizures to in Chapter 1?

5. What is Howard's middle name?

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