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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. Howard says of his father in Chapter 3, "The world fell away from my father the way he fell away from us. We became" what?
(a) His ghost.
(b) His regret.
(c) His suffering.
(d) His dream.

2. As Howard stands in the silt of the pond outlet in the woods in Chapter 3, the narrator describes the sticks and branches on the pond bed as feeling like what to him?
(a) Bones.
(b) Stones.
(c) Engine parts.
(d) Snakes.

3. Where does George live in 1953?
(a) Enon, Massachusetts.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

4. What kind of car is Nikki Bocheki driving when he visits George in Chapter 4?
(a) A blue Jeep.
(b) A red Alfa Romeo.
(c) A mint-green Cadillac.
(d) A black Rolls Royce.

5. What is the first step in the excerpt called "How to Make a Bird's Nest" in Chapter 4?
(a) Take a piece of yarn.
(b) Take a wafer of tinker's tin.
(c) Punch holes near the base of the triangle.
(d) Take a piece of rotten cardboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 4, "The escapement on a clock consists of a collar on a pinion, called" what?

2. What alias does Howard Crosby take on when he moves to Philadelphia?

3. George reveals that he has an inscribed first edition printing of what novel in one of his safety deposit boxes in Chapter 4?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the theme of competition apply to the characters and relationship of George and Howard Crosby in Tinkers?

4. What is the last thing that George remembers before he dies in Chapter 4?

5. What is epilepsy? How was this disorder treated in the 1920s/1930s?

6. How has Howard managed to track down George's address in Chapter 4? What does he do when he locates George?

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

8. What is implied in the conversation between George's wife and Charlie in Chapter 4, Part 1?

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

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

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