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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. Where is the hospital located that Kathleen has gotten a pamphlet for in Chapter 2?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Bangor, Maine.
(d) New York, New York.

2. 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 Williams' corn field.
(c) The Petersons' corn field.
(d) The Gaspars' corn field.

3. What word from Chapter 3 means characterized by length of speech or wordiness, or scattered?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Diffuse.
(c) Arbitrary.
(d) Coercive.

4. What does Howard give the hermit to drink before he pulls his tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) Corn whiskey.
(b) Bathtub gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Red wine.

5. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?
(a) The Arkansas River.
(b) The Ohio River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Penobscot River.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in the opening of Chapter 4, "During the days, George was aware of a large group of people murmuring and flowing in and out of the room as if on tides." What literary device is used in this sentence?

2. What is Howard's father's profession?

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 is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?

5. What does the narrator describe as Joe's favorite breakfast meal in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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