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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At what age did George retire?
(a) 70.
(b) 75.
(c) 60.
(d) 65.
2. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?
(a) Rev. Kenner Davenport.
(b) Rafe Sanders.
(c) Dr. Dan Cooper.
(d) Tom Budden.
3. What is the name of Howard's family's cat in Chapter 2?
(a) Mittens.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Russell.
(d) Socks.
4. Where has George's hospital bed been placed in the beginning of the novel?
(a) In the living room.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In George's bedroom.
(d) In Charlie's bedroom.
5. Where is the hospital located that Kathleen has gotten a pamphlet for in Chapter 2?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Bangor, Maine.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.
Short Answer Questions
1. What ailment has Marjorie suffered from all of her life?
2. What month is it every year when Howard meets with the hermit in Chapter 1?
3. What word is used in Chapter 1 to refer to angels?
4. The narrator says of Howard in Chapter 2, "He resented his resentment because it was a sign of" what?
5. What three states does the narrator say George's grandchildren are visiting from in the beginning of the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What relationship does George Washington Crosby have with clocks in the novel? How did this relationship begin?
2. How does Howard find George after he's run away from home in Chapter 2, Part 2? What are his thoughts upon finding his son?
3. What prompts Howard's decision to leave his family in Chapter 2, Part 2? Is this action a selfish or selfless act?
4. How is the setting described when George awakens "one hundred and thirty-two hours" before he dies in Chapter 1?
5. What thoughts does Howard have regarding human perception of one's condition in the end of Chapter 2?
6. How would you describe the differences between George and Howard Crosby in terms of their successes in life?
7. What does George discover in his mother's pamphlet in Chapter 2, Part 2? How does she respond when she finds him reading it?
8. What does the doctor say after examining George's injury in Chapter 2, Part 2?
9. How does George become injured when he witnesses his father's seizure in Chapter 2, Part 1?
10. How would you describe George's relationship to animals and nature based upon his actions in Chapter 2?
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