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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 1 (pages 157-176).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Howard use to pull the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) A string tied to a doorknob.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A pair of pliers.
(d) A pair of scissors.

2. How would you describe the main narrative perspective of Tinkers?
(a) The narrator is Sam.
(b) It is a third-person omniscient narrator.
(c) The narrator is Charles Crosby.
(d) The narrator is Kathleen.

3. On what day of the week does George run away from home in Chapter 2?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

4. 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?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 means anxious or concerned?

2. Where is George's workshop located?

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

4. The one occurrence when George witnesses one of his father's grand mal seizures is during Christmas dinner in what year?

5. What word used to describe the Indian in Chapter 3 means relating to a former or more primitive type?

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