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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 2 (pages 177-191).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George wrap the dead mouse with in Chapter 2?
(a) Silk.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A cardigan.
(d) Newspaper.

2. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to a didactic story which illustrates instructive lessons or principles?
(a) Psalm.
(b) Fable.
(c) Enumeration.
(d) Parable.

3. Who built George's house?
(a) George.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) James.
(d) Howard.

4. What has George worked at filling his safety deposit boxes full of, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) Diamond jewelry.
(b) Customer invoices.
(c) Gold watches.
(d) Hundred dollar bills.

5. As Howard stands outside of his house, watching his children in the window in Chapter 2, he thinks, "I will pay my debts with" what?
(a) Honey.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Fire.
(d) Coal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is George's workshop located?

2. How old is Ray Morrell when George runs away to his father's property in Chapter 2?

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

4. What is referred to in Chapter 4 as "that part of a clock which keeps time"?

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

(see the answer key)

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