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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion is Megan's mother said to be in Chapter 4?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Catholic.

2. What book is cited with the description of the inner workings of a clock in Chapter 4?
(a) The Old Man and the Sea.
(b) The Reasonable Horologist.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) The Time of Finding Time.

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

4. What is the principle motif that reappears throughout Tinkers?
(a) School desks.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Clocks.
(d) Gloves.

5. The Zulu people that are mentioned in the novel are an ethnic group from where?
(a) South America.
(b) Southern Africa.
(c) Eastern Europe.
(d) Northern Africa.

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

7. What is Howard's father's profession?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a reverend.
(c) He is a policeman.
(d) He is a senator.

8. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to a didactic story which illustrates instructive lessons or principles?
(a) Parable.
(b) Psalm.
(c) Fable.
(d) Enumeration.

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

10. What clock on the wall is "worth ten times more than [George had] ever told anyone," according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) The Thwaites & Reed grandfather clock.
(b) The Karl Suchy Viennese wall clock.
(c) The Joseph Johnson cuckoo clock.
(d) The Simon Willard banjo clock.

11. Howard says the following in Chapter 3: "My mother opened the outside door and the light came in and carved every object in the kitchen into an ancient relic." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Literary allusion.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Alliteration.

12. When Howard's mother helps his father dress before he is taken away in Chapter 3, Howard describes it as appearing as though she is dressing what?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A child.
(c) A scarecrow.
(d) An otter.

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

14. Where does George live in 1953?
(a) Enon, Massachusetts.
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Boston, Massachusetts.

15. 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?
(a) His brother's sneakers.
(b) His mother's slippers.
(c) His rain boots.
(d) His father's boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Edward Billings pay George to repair the clock at the bank in Chapter 4?

2. What part of a clock is described in Chapter 4 as "where the energy generated by the mainspring finally escapes the clock"?

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

4. What food does Megan prepare for Howard before she leaves to care for her mother over Christmas in Chapter 4?

5. The narrator says in Chapter 4, "The escapement on a clock consists of a collar on a pinion, called" what?

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