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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 narrator says in Chapter 3, "My blood is a Roman plow." What literary device is used in this excerpt?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Simile.
(d) Assonance.

2. How many hours before his death does the narrator in Chapter 1 say George sneaked "into the basement window of the West Cove Methodist Church" and rang the bell on Halloween night?
(a) 625 hours.
(b) 215 hours.
(c) 168 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

3. Where does Marjorie live?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) Oregon.
(d) California.

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

5. What is the only traditional item of clothing that the Indian wears who grew up living on an island in the lake, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) A feather headdress.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) A fur cape.
(d) A wampum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Howard dies in Chapter 4?

2. What are the men wearing as they wait outside to take Howard's father away in Chapter 3?

3. The one occurrence when George witnesses one of his father's grand mal seizures is during Christmas dinner in what year?

4. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?

5. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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