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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 newspaper did George once read regularly at the kitchen table at lunchtime, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Montreal Herald.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

2. What is the name of the hospital that Kathleen has gotten a pamphlet for in Chapter 2?
(a) Long Island Insane Asylum.
(b) Bellevue Home for the Mentally Disabled.
(c) Boston Home for the Mentally Disabled.
(d) The Eastern Maine State Hospital.

3. What does George ask his family to get when he first rises in bed in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A car.
(c) Plaster.
(d) An ambulance.

4. Where is the bank branch located that Edward Billings manages?
(a) Boston.
(b) Salem.
(c) Enon.
(d) Winston.

5. How old is Ray Morrell when George runs away to his father's property in Chapter 2?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe as Joe's favorite breakfast meal in Chapter 2?

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

3. What year is it when Howard dies in Chapter 4?

4. Where is George's workshop located?

5. Edward Billings is the manager of what bank frequented by George?

(see the answer key)

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