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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "eighth planet, named after the king of the sea"?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Mars.
(d) Jupiter.

2. What does George dream is biting his hand as he lay in his parents' bed after getting stitches in Chapter 2?
(a) A black bear.
(b) A grizzly bear.
(c) A black dog.
(d) A white horse.

3. What game do Howard and George play on the porch when George is a child in Chapter 2?
(a) Poker.
(b) Chess.
(c) Cribbage.
(d) Checkers.

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

5. Who agrees to shave George in Chapter 1?
(a) Marjorie.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Sam.
(d) Claire.

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

7. What animal does George take with him when he runs away from home in Chapter 2?
(a) Ursula.
(b) Winston.
(c) Russell.
(d) Prince Edward.

8. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Arkansas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
(b) Oregon, California, and Colorado.
(c) Kansas, Georgia, and Washington.
(d) Mississippi, Ohio, and Indiana.

9. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?
(a) The Arkansas River.
(b) The Penobscot River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Ohio River.

10. What is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Jack.
(c) Melish.
(d) Jasper.

11. Who does the narrator describe as having gone mad and lit his house on fire, killing himself and a woman with two children, in Chapter 2?
(a) Kenner Davenport.
(b) Dan Cooper.
(c) Ray Morell.
(d) Tom Budden.

12. What is the name of Howard's family's cat in Chapter 2?
(a) Russell.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Socks.
(d) Buddy.

13. Where is the hospital located that Kathleen has gotten a pamphlet for in Chapter 2?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Bangor, Maine.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

14. What month is it when Howard leaves his family in Chapter 2?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) July.

15. As Howard stands outside of his house, watching his children in the window in Chapter 2, he thinks, "I will pay my debts with" what?
(a) Honey.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Fire.
(d) Coal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?

2. What does Howard give the hermit to drink before he pulls his tooth in Chapter 1?

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

4. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the summer in Chapter 2?

5. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2 that her "stern manner and her humorless regime mask" what?

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