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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the doctor that Kathleen plans to take George to after his hand has been bitten in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Jenkins.
(b) Dr. Gilbert.
(c) Dr. Butler.
(d) Dr. Box.

2. Who built George's house?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Howard.
(c) George.
(d) James.

3. What does George wrap the dead mouse with in Chapter 2?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A cardigan.
(c) Silk.
(d) Newspaper.

4. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?
(a) Tom Budden.
(b) Dr. Dan Cooper.
(c) Rev. Kenner Davenport.
(d) Rafe Sanders.

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

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

7. What type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?
(a) A limousine.
(b) A taxi.
(c) A school bus.
(d) A wagon.

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

9. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?
(a) Potts.
(b) Smith.
(c) Williams.
(d) Anderson.

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

11. What ailment has Marjorie suffered from all of her life?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Manic depression.
(d) Tuberculosis.

12. What is the name of Ezra Morell's son and George's childhood best friend?
(a) Ray Morell.
(b) Edgar Morell.
(c) James Morell.
(d) Billy Morell.

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

14. What is the name of Howard's mule?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Prince Edward.
(c) Clara.
(d) Peter the Great.

15. What name has Joe given to the bearskin rug in the Crosby home?
(a) Ursula.
(b) Billy.
(c) Patches.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The one occurrence when George witnesses one of his father's grand mal seizures is during Christmas dinner in what year?

2. How would you describe the main narrative perspective of Tinkers?

3. What does George dream is biting his hand as he lay in his parents' bed after getting stitches in Chapter 2?

4. What does the narrator describe as Joe's favorite breakfast meal in Chapter 2?

5. What does Howard use to pull the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?

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