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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 is the name of the grocery store where Howard works in 1953?
(a) A & P.
(b) Albertson's.
(c) Safeway.
(d) Piggly Wiggly.

2. What kind of car does Howard borrow from Jimmy Drizos in Chapter 4?
(a) A Ford sedan.
(b) A Chevy pickup.
(c) A Ford pickup.
(d) A VW bus.

3. What kind of wood was Howard's father's canoe made from that he recalls in Chapter 3?
(a) Willow.
(b) Ash.
(c) Pine.
(d) Birch.

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

5. How does Howard describe his father's mental deterioration in Chapter 3?
(a) It seemed to me as if my father simply faded away.
(b) It seemed like my father became electrified.
(c) It seemed as though my father just vanished completely in one breath.
(d) It seemed that one day my father awoke and was no longer himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 4 refers to an instrument that is pointed and pen-shaped used in artwork?

2. What historical figure is Howard studying in history when his father goes to the meeting regarding his mental deterioration in Chapter 3?

3. What is the principle motif that reappears throughout Tinkers?

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

5. What does the narrator describe opening in 1953 in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Howard's loss of his own father later influence his actions with his wife and children?

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

4. What is symbolic about the descriptions of Reverend Crosby fading from Howard's vision in Chapter 3, Part 1?

5. Where does Howard go to search for his father after Reverend Crosby's disappearance in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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