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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose neighboring corn field does Howard pass through as he looks for his father in the woods in Chapter 3?
(a) The Andrews' corn field.
(b) The Williams' corn field.
(c) The Gaspars' corn field.
(d) The Petersons' corn field.

2. How does Howard describe his father's mental deterioration in Chapter 3?
(a) It seemed as though my father just vanished completely in one breath.
(b) It seemed like my father became electrified.
(c) It seemed that one day my father awoke and was no longer himself.
(d) It seemed to me as if my father simply faded away.

3. What does Howard describe his father doing all of the time in Howard's childhood in Chapter 3?
(a) Composing sermons.
(b) Writing law articles.
(c) Reading history books.
(d) Working in his laboratory.

4. Nikki Bocheki is described in Chapter 4 as an acquaintance of George's from where?
(a) The Synagogue.
(b) The butcher shop.
(c) The Unitarian church.
(d) The police station.

5. At how many different banks has George kept safety deposit boxes, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

6. Who helps Ed Titcomb carry Howard out of the woods in a canvas tent in Chapter 3?
(a) Dan Cooper.
(b) Rafe Sanders.
(c) Ezra Morell.
(d) Tom Budden.

7. When Howard goes into the woods to look for his father in Chapter 3, what pond does he pass?
(a) Willow Pond.
(b) Merced Pond.
(c) Birch Pond.
(d) Tagg Pond.

8. How much money is hidden in George's workbench downstairs in Chapter 4?
(a) $2,400.
(b) $1,200.
(c) $3,540.
(d) $6,220.

9. The narrator says in the opening of Chapter 4, "During the days, George was aware of a large group of people murmuring and flowing in and out of the room as if on tides." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Personification.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Simile.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

10. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 means anxious or concerned?
(a) Regal.
(b) Casual.
(c) Uncommitted.
(d) Solicitous.

11. What word used in Chapter 3 means characterized by low buffoonery?
(a) Epidemic.
(b) Intrinsic.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Scurrilous.

12. What year is it when Howard dies in Chapter 4?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1985.

13. Who does Howard believe the Indian to be that he sees in the pond in Chapter 3?
(a) Tom Budden.
(b) Old Sabbatis.
(c) Dan Cooper.
(d) Old Red.

14. What is the first step in the excerpt called "How to Make a Bird's Nest" in Chapter 4?
(a) Punch holes near the base of the triangle.
(b) Take a piece of yarn.
(c) Take a piece of rotten cardboard.
(d) Take a wafer of tinker's tin.

15. Where does Megan go to tend to her ill mother in 1953?
(a) Boston.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shoes does Howard wear when he goes into the woods to look for his father after he's been taken away in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the grocery store where Howard works in 1953?

3. Edward Billings is the manager of what bank frequented by George?

4. What word from Chapter 4 refers to an instrument that is pointed and pen-shaped used in artwork?

5. Where does Howard stop and sleep on his way to visit George in 1953?

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