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

2. The narrator says in Chapter 3 as Howard searches the woods for his father, "The tom-tom tap of a pileated woodpecker sounded from somewhere in the woods, to Howard's left." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

3. Who does Howard describe paddling a canoe through the woods behind his family's house just before his father is taken away in Chapter 3?
(a) Old Red.
(b) Sam.
(c) Old Sabbatis.
(d) Charlie.

4. What word used in Chapter 3 means characterized by low buffoonery?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Epidemic.
(c) Intrinsic.
(d) Scurrilous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 4 means serving as a relief?

2. 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?

3. Where does Megan go to tend to her ill mother in 1953?

4. What religion is Megan's mother said to be in Chapter 4?

5. Where is the hospital located that Kathleen has gotten a pamphlet for in Chapter 2?

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