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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. The term "moors" from the novel was used in Europe to describe what group of people?
(a) Asian people.
(b) Native American people.
(c) Jews.
(d) Muslims.

2. What newspaper did George once read regularly at the kitchen table at lunchtime, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Montreal Herald.

3. What word used in Chapter 4 refers to incised carving, or ornamentation with a figure or design sunk below the surface?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Intaglio.
(c) Particulate.
(d) Relief.

4. Who is the doctor that Kathleen plans to take George to after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Jenkins.
(b) Dr. Gilbert.
(c) Dr. Butler.
(d) Dr. Box.

5. What is the principle motif that reappears throughout Tinkers?
(a) School desks.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Clocks.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of George's sister that runs shrieking into the house whenever she sees wasps or spiders when they are young?

3. What book is cited with the description of the inner workings of a clock in Chapter 4?

4. What is the "eighth planet, named after the king of the sea"?

5. Where does the narrator describe seeing a clock "that had the likeness of a great oak tree wrought in iron and brass around its dial" in Chapter 1?

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