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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word is used in Chapter 1 to refer to angels?
(a) Androgyny.
(b) Seraphim.
(c) Euphoria.
(d) Cataclysms.

3. What animals circle Howard's cart in the field before moving on in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Cows.
(d) Turkeys.

4. What month is it every year when Howard meets with the hermit in Chapter 1?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) July.

5. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) Cullen.
(c) Melish.
(d) La Rose.

6. 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) Tom Budden.
(b) Ray Morell.
(c) Kenner Davenport.
(d) Dan Cooper.

7. 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) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

8. What disorder causes George to shake as he is shaved?
(a) Cerebral palsy.
(b) Muscular dystrophy.
(c) Parkinson's disease.
(d) Epilepsy.

9. Who is George's grandson that appears to be reading to him when he awakens in Chapter 1?
(a) Sam.
(b) Roger.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Andrew.

10. What does Howard use to pull the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) A pair of pliers.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A string tied to a doorknob.
(d) A pair of scissors.

11. How would you describe the main narrative perspective of Tinkers?
(a) The narrator is Charles Crosby.
(b) It is a third-person omniscient narrator.
(c) The narrator is Sam.
(d) The narrator is Kathleen.

12. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the winter in Chapter 2?
(a) Once every two months.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Twice a month.

13. What historic people does Howard think of as he watches George set aflame the funeral pyre for the mouse in Chapter 2?
(a) The Mayans.
(b) The ancient Egyptians.
(c) The Aztecs.
(d) The Vikings.

14. Where did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college?
(a) Harvard College.
(b) Bowdoin College.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Yale University.

15. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the summer in Chapter 2?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Twice a month.
(d) Once a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?

3. What does George ask his family to get when he first rises in bed in the beginning of the novel?

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

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

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