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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) The Montgomery's.
(b) The Levansellers.
(c) The Wilsons.
(d) The Newcastles.

2. What does George's mother serve for Christmas dinner on the night that George witnesses his father's seizure?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Roast turkey.
(c) Roasted goose.
(d) Glazed ham.

3. The hospital that Kathleen has a pamphlet for in Chapter 2 is located by what river?
(a) The Colorado River.
(b) The Hudson River.
(c) The Merced River.
(d) The Penobscot River.

4. What sport does Ezra Morrell love and follow?
(a) Polo.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Football.
(d) Baseball.

5. What objects did George begin repairing and trading after his retirement?
(a) Computers.
(b) Clocks.
(c) Telephones.
(d) Vacuum cleaners.

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

7. At what age did George retire?
(a) 75.
(b) 60.
(c) 65.
(d) 70.

8. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?
(a) The disintegration of George's family.
(b) The government.
(c) George's wife.
(d) George's body.

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

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

11. The one occurrence when George witnesses one of his father's grand mal seizures is during Christmas dinner in what year?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1911.

12. Who do Margie and Darla pretend that their dolls are when they play after dinner in Chapter 2?
(a) Susan B. Anthony and Betsy Ross.
(b) Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan.
(c) Sandra Bernhardt and Emily Chase.
(d) Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly.

13. How old is Ray Morrell when George runs away to his father's property in Chapter 2?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

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

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) Turkey.
(b) Honey.
(c) Coal.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has George's hospital bed been placed in the beginning of the novel?

2. Who is George's grandson that appears to be reading to him when he awakens in Chapter 1?

3. What game do George and Ray regularly play in the Morrells' old curing shed?

4. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?

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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