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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. Where is the bank branch located that Edward Billings manages?
(a) Boston.
(b) Enon.
(c) Salem.
(d) Winston.

2. What newspaper did George once read regularly at the kitchen table at lunchtime, according to the narrator in Chapter 4?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) The Montreal Herald.

3. What does Howard witness a fish do as he sits in the pond watching the Indian in Chapter 3?
(a) A fish leaps from the water and flies away.
(b) A fish transforms into an ostrich.
(c) A fish jumps down the Indian's throat.
(d) A fish leaps onto land and walks away.

4. Approximately how old is George as he lay dying in the novel?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 90.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Ed Titcomb carry Howard out of the woods in a canvas tent in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the principle motif used throughout Tinkers? What does this motif represent?

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

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

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

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

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