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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 month is it when Howard dies in Chapter 4?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) January.
(d) September.

2. George awakens for the last time how many hours before he dies in Chapter 4?
(a) 16 hours before his death.
(b) 48 hours before his death.
(c) 24 hours before his death.
(d) 72 hours before his death.

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) An ambulance.
(d) Plaster.

4. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2, "Only her face is visible above the top of the bedcovers. It glows like a pale egg." What literary device is used in this example?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Metaphor.

5. How many stitches does the doctor give George after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does George make a small canoe from for the dead mouse in Chapter 2?

3. Where is the bank branch located that Edward Billings manages?

4. What town do George and Kathleen walk toward when they find the doctor's house missing in Chapter 2?

5. When is the autograph dated in the novel that Howard receives as a gift from the hermit in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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