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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. Of his father and of the old Indian that repaired the canoe, Howard says in Chapter 3, "My memories of them are" what?
(a) Atmospheres.
(b) Dreamlike.
(c) Dissipated.
(d) Regrettable.

2. What ailment does Howard suffer from?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Blindness.

3. What does George put the wrapped dead mouse inside of in Chapter 2?
(a) A shoebox.
(b) A cookie jar.
(c) A jewelry box.
(d) A matchbox.

4. 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?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Personification.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Simile.

5. Where is George's workshop located?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built George's house?

2. What does George's mother serve for Christmas dinner on the night that George witnesses his father's seizure?

3. What word used in Chapter 3 means characterized by low buffoonery?

4. What part of a clock is described in Chapter 4 as "where the energy generated by the mainspring finally escapes the clock"?

5. What word used in Chapter 3 means concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of something?

(see the answer key)

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