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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. 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) 48 hours before his death.
(d) 16 hours before his death.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 4, "The escapement on a clock consists of a collar on a pinion, called" what?
(a) A nucleus.
(b) An electron.
(c) A privet.
(d) A pallet.

3. What does the narrator describe opening in 1953 in Chapter 4?
(a) Disney World.
(b) The new interstate highway.
(c) The first Four Seasons Hotel.
(d) The World's Fair.

4. What magazine does Nikki Bocheki read while she sits with George in Chapter 4?
(a) Cosmopolitan.
(b) People Magazine.
(c) International Luxury Properties.
(d) Better Homes and Gardens.

5. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 refers to a disgrace or humiliation?
(a) Indignity.
(b) Catharsis.
(c) Compliment.
(d) Epiphany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first step in the excerpt called "How to Make a Bird's Nest" in Chapter 4?

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

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

4. Where in the house does Howard's mother dress his father before his father is taken away?

5. Approximately how old is George as he lay dying in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does George ask for when he awakens in Chapter 4, Part 1? Who is sitting with George?

2. How is Howard's death described in Chapter 4? What is this description juxtaposed against?

3. How does Howard's medical condition change after he moves away and begins living under an alias?

4. Who comes to visit George in the opening of Chapter 4? What does this character do during her visit?

5. What regret does Howard display regarding his father in the beginning of Chapter 3?

6. Where does Megan go during the Christmas holidays in 1953? What does Howard do after she leaves?

7. Who does Howard Crosby marry in Philadelphia? How is this character described?

8. How would you compare the "disappearances" of Reverend Crosby and Howard Crosby in the novel?

9. How do George's memories of his father relate to the theme of rites of passage in Tinkers?

10. What characters are introduced during Howard's journey to search for his father in Chapter 3, Part 2?

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