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

2. The Zulu people that are mentioned in the novel are an ethnic group from where?
(a) Eastern Europe.
(b) South America.
(c) Northern Africa.
(d) Southern Africa.

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

4. What kind of wood was Howard's father's canoe made from that he recalls in Chapter 3?
(a) Ash.
(b) Willow.
(c) Birch.
(d) Pine.

5. What is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?
(a) Jasper.
(b) Melish.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Howard paid to shoot a dog, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 means anxious or concerned?

3. 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?

4. At what age did George retire?

5. Where has George's hospital bed been placed in the beginning of the novel?

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