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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. How does Howard describe his father's mental deterioration in Chapter 3?
(a) It seemed like my father became electrified.
(b) It seemed that one day my father awoke and was no longer himself.
(c) It seemed as though my father just vanished completely in one breath.
(d) It seemed to me as if my father simply faded away.

2. Whose neighboring corn field does Howard pass through as he looks for his father in the woods in Chapter 3?
(a) The Andrews' corn field.
(b) The Williams' corn field.
(c) The Gaspars' corn field.
(d) The Petersons' corn field.

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

4. How much money does Edward Billings pay George to repair the clock at the bank in Chapter 4?
(a) $200.
(b) $400.
(c) $300.
(d) $100.

5. What does George make a small canoe from for the dead mouse in Chapter 2?
(a) Birch bark.
(b) Notebook paper.
(c) Oak bark.
(d) Newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Howard's family's dog in Chapter 2?

2. Who is the doctor that Kathleen plans to take George to after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?

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?

4. What is the name of the middle-aged teller that George gives his payment to after repairing the clock for Mr. Billings in Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of Ezra Morell's son and George's childhood best friend?

(see the answer key)

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