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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What month is it when Howard leaves his family in Chapter 2?
2. What animal does George take with him when he runs away from home in Chapter 2?
3. Where did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college?
4. What is the name of George's sister that runs shrieking into the house whenever she sees wasps or spiders when they are young?
5. What novel does Howard discover on his porch after pulling the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think the author has constructed Tinkers with a nonlinear timeline? Why does he shift the narrative between Howard and George's stories in Chapter 1?
2. What memories of George's are described "one hundred and sixty-eight hours" before George's death in Chapter 1?
3. How is George's condition described in the beginning of Chapter 1? Where is George located, and what does he ask for when he first awakens?
4. What "odd jobs" of Howard Crosby's are described in Chapter 1?
5. Where does George go when he runs away from home in Chapter 2, Part 2? What does he take with him?
6. How would you describe the differences between George and Howard Crosby in terms of their successes in life?
7. What does George witness as he watches the doctor talking with his mother from the truck in Chapter 2, Part 2?
8. How would you compare the imagery of Howard's home and George's home in the novel?
9. How does the setting change in Chapter 1 when George's family leaves him to prepare lunch?
10. What metaphor is illustrated through the descriptions of George's house in Chapter 1, Part 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the characters of Reverend and Mrs. Crosby in Tinkers. How old are Rev. Crosby and Mrs. Crosby in Howard’s flashbacks to his father’s mental deterioration? What kind of relationship do they have with their son? What do you think are the causes of Reverend Crosby’s collapse?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the nonlinear aspects of Tinkers. When and where in the story does the narrative go back and forward through time? Why does the author make these abrupt shifts? Why do you think the author chooses not to delineate the transitions in the narrative and time period?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the theme of family in Tinkers. What do you think the term “family” means to each of the following characters: Howard, George, and Reverend Crosby? What does “family” mean to the female characters in the novel? How would you describe George’s relationship with his family as he lays dying in the contemporary storyline?
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