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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 2 (pages 91-126).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 168 hours.
(b) 625 hours.
(c) 215 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

2. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?
(a) 126 hours.
(b) 96 hours.
(c) 116 hours.
(d) 156 hours.

3. What author did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college with, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
(d) Percy Shelley.

4. Who is Sam's mother in the novel?
(a) Claire.
(b) Emma.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Betsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Howard's supplier for trade items?

2. 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?

3. What objects did George begin repairing and trading after his retirement?

4. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the winter in Chapter 2?

5. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?

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