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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. What color does the green sea turn in the excerpt from Chapter 4 called "Homo Borealis"?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

2. What alias does Howard Crosby take on when he moves to Philadelphia?
(a) Aaron Lightman.
(b) Andrew Cobbler.
(c) Aaron Lightfoot.
(d) Aaron Finn.

3. What is the only traditional item of clothing that the Indian wears who grew up living on an island in the lake, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
(a) Moccasins.
(b) A feather headdress.
(c) A wampum.
(d) A fur cape.

4. What is Nikki Bocheki's profession?
(a) She is a cellist.
(b) She is a police officer.
(c) She is a nurse.
(d) She is a teacher.

5. What shoes does Howard wear when he goes into the woods to look for his father after he's been taken away in Chapter 3?
(a) His mother's slippers.
(b) His brother's sneakers.
(c) His rain boots.
(d) His father's boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 3 means characterized by length of speech or wordiness, or scattered?

2. When Howard's mother helps his father dress before he is taken away in Chapter 3, Howard describes it as appearing as though she is dressing what?

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

4. How does Howard describe his father's mental deterioration in Chapter 3?

5. What food does Megan prepare for Howard before she leaves to care for her mother over Christmas in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the disappearance of Reverend Crosby described in Chapter 3, Part 1? How does Howard's mother address the issue?

2. How does the theme of competition apply to the characters of Howard and Reverend Crosby?

3. What is the significance of the title of Tinkers? Who does this term apply to in the novel?

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

5. How would you describe the language style of Tinkers? Is the language easy to understand?

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

7. What alias does Howard Crosby take on after he leaves his family? Where does he go?

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

9. How would you describe George's relationship with his family as he passes from life in Tinkers?

10. What hallucinations does Howard experience in Tagg Pond in Chapter 3, Part 2?

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