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

2. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 refers to a disgrace or humiliation?
(a) Catharsis.
(b) Compliment.
(c) Indignity.
(d) Epiphany.

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

4. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?
(a) His neck.
(b) His groin.
(c) His leg.
(d) His brain.

5. As Howard stands outside of his house, watching his children in the window in Chapter 2, he thinks, "I will pay my debts with" what?
(a) Honey.
(b) Coal.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2 that her "stern manner and her humorless regime mask" what?

2. What animal does George take with him when he runs away from home in Chapter 2?

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

4. For how long does Howard's mother insist he not speak in order for his tongue to heal after his first seizure in Chapter 3?

5. What is the only traditional item of clothing that the Indian wears who grew up living on an island in the lake, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

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