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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 are the neighbors that Howard goes to in order to borrow a horse to look for George after he's run away in Chapter 2?
(a) The Newcastles.
(b) The Wilsons.
(c) The Levansellers.
(d) The Montgomery's.

2. Where does Marjorie live?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

3. What is the "eighth planet, named after the king of the sea"?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Mars.
(d) Neptune.

4. Of his parents, Howard says in Chapter 3, "That he and my mother should wrestle him into his clothes in the dark seemed" what?
(a) Furtive and awful.
(b) Inhumane.
(c) Illogical and strange.
(d) Amusing and playful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?

2. What does George make a small canoe from for the dead mouse in Chapter 2?

3. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?

4. What historical figure is Howard studying in history when his father goes to the meeting regarding his mental deterioration in Chapter 3?

5. Who is the doctor that Kathleen plans to take George to after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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