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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. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?
(a) Rafe Sanders.
(b) Rev. Kenner Davenport.
(c) Dr. Dan Cooper.
(d) Tom Budden.

2. Of Howard, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "His despair had not come from the fact that he was a fool; he knew he was a fool. His despair came from" what?
(a) The fact that his father saw him as a fool.
(b) The fact that his wife saw him as a fool.
(c) The fact that his mother saw him as a fool.
(d) The fact that the world around him saw him as a fool.

3. What historic people does Howard think of as he watches George set aflame the funeral pyre for the mouse in Chapter 2?
(a) The ancient Egyptians.
(b) The Aztecs.
(c) The Mayans.
(d) The Vikings.

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

5. What game do George and Ray regularly play in the Morrells' old curing shed?
(a) Poker.
(b) Cribbage.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Go Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built George's house?

2. The narrator says of Howard in Chapter 2, "He resented his resentment because it was a sign of" what?

3. Howard says the following in Chapter 3: "My mother opened the outside door and the light came in and carved every object in the kitchen into an ancient relic." What literary device is used in this sentence?

4. What does George put the wrapped dead mouse inside of in Chapter 2?

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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