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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. George reveals that he has an inscribed first edition printing of what novel in one of his safety deposit boxes in Chapter 4?
(a) The Old Man and the Sea.
(b) The Scarlet Letter.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

2. Where did the local Indian work for many summers cutting wood, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) The Blueberry Bed and Breakfast.
(b) The Great Western Hotel.
(c) The North Carry Hotel.
(d) Mrs. Butter's Boarding House.

3. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?
(a) 126 hours.
(b) 116 hours.
(c) 156 hours.
(d) 96 hours.

4. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Oregon, California, and Colorado.
(b) Mississippi, Ohio, and Indiana.
(c) Kansas, Georgia, and Washington.
(d) Arkansas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

5. What is the name of the man driving the flatbed truck as the doctor's house is moved in Chapter 2?
(a) Ray Morell.
(b) Dan Cooper.
(c) Kenner Davenport.
(d) Bill Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What velvet-antlered animals are described in the "Cometa Borealis" excerpt in Chapter 4?

2. What does George dream is biting his hand as he lay in his parents' bed after getting stitches in Chapter 2?

3. 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?

4. Howard says of his father in Chapter 3, "The world fell away from my father the way he fell away from us. We became" what?

5. What is the name of Howard's mule?

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