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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 Howard's middle name?
(a) Aaron.
(b) James.
(c) William.
(d) Paul.

2. What month is it when Howard describes his mother helping his father dress before his father is taken away in Chapter 3?
(a) September.
(b) January.
(c) March.
(d) April.

3. What word used to describe the Indian in Chapter 3 means relating to a former or more primitive type?
(a) Metaphoric.
(b) Altruistic.
(c) Cultivated.
(d) Atavistic.

4. Whose neighboring corn field does Howard pass through as he looks for his father in the woods in Chapter 3?
(a) The Williams' corn field.
(b) The Petersons' corn field.
(c) The Andrews' corn field.
(d) The Gaspars' corn field.

5. Who do Margie and Darla pretend that their dolls are when they play after dinner in Chapter 2?
(a) Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan.
(b) Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly.
(c) Susan B. Anthony and Betsy Ross.
(d) Sandra Bernhardt and Emily Chase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marjorie live?

2. What word used in Chapter 3 means characterized by low buffoonery?

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

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

5. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?

(see the answer key)

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