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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. Who is Sam's mother in the novel?
(a) Claire.
(b) Emma.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Marjorie.
2. What are the names of George's two daughters?
(a) Mary and Anna.
(b) Wilma and Grace.
(c) Kathleen and Emily.
(d) Claire and Betsy.
3. Where is George's workshop located?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In town.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the backyard.
4. What objects did George begin repairing and trading after his retirement?
(a) Telephones.
(b) Computers.
(c) Clocks.
(d) Vacuum cleaners.
5. Who does the narrator describe as having gone mad and lit his house on fire, killing himself and a woman with two children, in Chapter 2?
(a) Dan Cooper.
(b) Tom Budden.
(c) Ray Morell.
(d) Kenner Davenport.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of vehicle does Howard drive for a living seventy years before George's death?
2. What is the name of the hospital that Kathleen has gotten a pamphlet for in Chapter 2?
3. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?
4. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?
5. What word is used in Chapter 1 to refer to angels?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does George ask for when he awakens ninety-six hours before his death? Who obliges his solicitation?
2. What memories of George's are described "one hundred and sixty-eight hours" before George's death in Chapter 1?
3. How does George become injured when he witnesses his father's seizure in Chapter 2, Part 1?
4. What relationship does George Washington Crosby have with clocks in the novel? How did this relationship begin?
5. What prompts Howard's decision to leave his family in Chapter 2, Part 2? Is this action a selfish or selfless act?
6. Where does George go when he runs away from home in Chapter 2, Part 2? What does he take with him?
7. How would you describe George's relationship to animals and nature based upon his actions in Chapter 2?
8. What metaphor is illustrated through the descriptions of George's house in Chapter 1, Part 1?
9. What does the doctor say after examining George's injury in Chapter 2, Part 2?
10. What "odd jobs" of Howard Crosby's are described in Chapter 1?
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