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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part 2 (pages 143-156).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 3 means characterized by length of speech or wordiness, or scattered?
(a) Arbitrary.
(b) Diffuse.
(c) Coercive.
(d) Articulate.

2. What word used in Chapter 2 refers to a device for creating applause in theaters?
(a) Bungee.
(b) Claptrap.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Claprock.

3. What animal does George take with him when he runs away from home in Chapter 2?
(a) Prince Edward.
(b) Russell.
(c) Winston.
(d) Ursula.

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

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) Betsy.
(b) Claire.
(c) Darla.
(d) Marjorie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Howard's middle name?

2. What is Howard's mother doing when he returns from the woods after having his first seizure in Chapter 3?

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?

4. The term "moors" from the novel was used in Europe to describe what group of people?

5. What historic people does Howard think of as he watches George set aflame the funeral pyre for the mouse in Chapter 2?

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