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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious denomination does the narrator say George settled on after being a Methodist and a Congregationalist in Chapter 1?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Unitarian.

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

3. Where does Marjorie live?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oregon.

4. What word used in Chapter 2 refers to a device for creating applause in theaters?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Claprock.
(c) Bungee.
(d) Claptrap.

5. 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 Colorado River.
(c) The Penobscot River.
(d) The Ohio River.

6. What activity does the narrator say George has always hated in Chapter 1?
(a) Home repair.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Drinking.

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

8. What has the Morrells' curing shed been converted into when George runs away in Chapter 2?
(a) A tool shed.
(b) A tree house.
(c) A log cabin.
(d) A cemetery.

9. Of Kathleen's strict demeanor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "She could not live with herself if she allowed herself to believe that she treated her own this way because she felt no more connected to them than she would to" what?
(a) A collection of stones.
(b) A Christmas goose.
(c) A pile of dirt.
(d) A pet dog.

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

11. What kind of liquor does Howard keep a few bottles of in his secret drawer as a tradesman?
(a) Gin.
(b) Rum.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

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

13. What was Kathleen's maiden name?
(a) Black.
(b) Cobbler.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Jackson.

14. What is the name of the man driving the flatbed truck as the doctor's house is moved in Chapter 2?
(a) Kenner Davenport.
(b) Ray Morell.
(c) Dan Cooper.
(d) Bill Smith.

15. Of Howard, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "His despair had not come from the fact that he was a fool; he knew he was a fool. His despair came from" what?
(a) The fact that his father saw him as a fool.
(b) The fact that his wife saw him as a fool.
(c) The fact that the world around him saw him as a fool.
(d) The fact that his mother saw him as a fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the neighbors that Howard goes to in order to borrow a horse to look for George after he's run away in Chapter 2?

2. What natural phenomenon does Howard compare his seizures to in Chapter 1?

3. What sport does Ezra Morrell love and follow?

4. How many days before he dies does George begin hallucinating?

5. 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?

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