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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 4 refers to an instrument that is pointed and pen-shaped used in artwork?
(a) Stylus.
(b) Pantaloon.
(c) Darby.
(d) Candelabra.

2. 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) Alliteration.
(d) Simile.

3. How does the narrator describe George's wife's cooking in Chapter 4?
(a) Very bad.
(b) Very good.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) Very fatty.

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

5. What are the men wearing as they wait outside to take Howard's father away in Chapter 3?
(a) Blue coats and hats.
(b) White coats and hats.
(c) Black coats and hats.
(d) Blue hospital uniforms.

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

7. George awakens for the last time how many hours before he dies in Chapter 4?
(a) 72 hours before his death.
(b) 24 hours before his death.
(c) 16 hours before his death.
(d) 48 hours before his death.

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

9. Edward Billings is the manager of what bank frequented by George?
(a) The Rochester County Bank.
(b) The Salem Five Bank.
(c) The Bank of America.
(d) The Rollins-Dunn Bank.

10. Who does Howard describe paddling a canoe through the woods behind his family's house just before his father is taken away in Chapter 3?
(a) Old Red.
(b) Sam.
(c) Old Sabbatis.
(d) Charlie.

11. Approximately how old is George as he lay dying in the novel?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 90.
(d) 80.

12. Who are George's daughters that sit with him and his wife at dinner as Howard rings the bell in 1953?
(a) Betsy and Claire.
(b) Elizabeth and Marie.
(c) Anna and Mary.
(d) Kathleen and Sarah.

13. What is Howard's mother doing when he returns from the woods after having his first seizure in Chapter 3?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Darning socks.
(c) Speaking with the police.
(d) Talking to her mother on the phone.

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

15. What food does Megan prepare for Howard before she leaves to care for her mother over Christmas in Chapter 4?
(a) Roasted lamb and new potatoes.
(b) Meatloaf and banana cream pie.
(c) Tuna casserole and peach cobbler.
(d) Roasted turkey and apple pie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What velvet-antlered animals are described in the "Cometa Borealis" excerpt in Chapter 4?

3. The narrator says in Chapter 3, "My blood is a Roman plow." What literary device is used in this excerpt?

4. The narrator says of George as he dies in Chapter 4, "His bloodless legs were hard like wood." What literary device is used in this sentence?

5. Where did the local Indian work for many summers cutting wood, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

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