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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. The drowned child that Howard fishes from a creek is the daughter of what widow?
(a) Anderson.
(b) La Rose.
(c) Petrie.
(d) Jameson.

2. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?
(a) Tom Budden.
(b) Rev. Kenner Davenport.
(c) Rafe Sanders.
(d) Dr. Dan Cooper.

3. What religious denomination does the narrator say George settled on after being a Methodist and a Congregationalist in Chapter 1?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Unitarian.

4. Of Kathleen's strict demeanor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "She could not live with herself if she allowed herself to believe that she treated her own this way because she felt no more connected to them than she would to" what?
(a) A pile of dirt.
(b) A collection of stones.
(c) A pet dog.
(d) A Christmas goose.

5. What animal does George take with him when he runs away from home in Chapter 2?
(a) Russell.
(b) Ursula.
(c) Winston.
(d) Prince Edward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Kathleen's hair described as in Chapter 2?

2. Where does Marjorie live?

3. When is the autograph dated in the novel that Howard receives as a gift from the hermit in Chapter 1?

4. The narrator says of Howard in Chapter 2, "He resented his resentment because it was a sign of" what?

5. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the winter in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George witness as he watches the doctor talking with his mother from the truck in Chapter 2, Part 2?

2. What relationship does George Washington Crosby have with clocks in the novel? How did this relationship begin?

3. How does the narrator describe George's attempt to make a memoir by cassette tape in Chapter 1?

4. What is ironic about George's role within his family, as illustrated in Chapter 2, Part 2?

5. What thoughts does Howard have regarding human perception of one's condition in the end of Chapter 2?

6. What does Howard witness George doing with a dead mouse in the woods in Chapter 2, Part 1?

7. What prompts Howard's decision to leave his family in Chapter 2, Part 2? Is this action a selfish or selfless act?

8. How is the setting described when George awakens "one hundred and thirty-two hours" before he dies in Chapter 1?

9. When is the only occurrence when George witnesses firsthand one of his father's seizures?

10. How would you compare the imagery of Howard's home and George's home in the novel?

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