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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. Howard says the following in Chapter 3: "My mother opened the outside door and the light came in and carved every object in the kitchen into an ancient relic." What literary device is used in this sentence?
2. When Howard goes into the woods to look for his father in Chapter 3, what pond does he pass?
3. 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?
4. What is referred to in Chapter 4 as "that part of a clock which keeps time"?
5. What month is it when Howard describes his mother helping his father dress before his father is taken away in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What hallucinations does Howard experience in Tagg Pond in Chapter 3, Part 2?
2. What is symbolic about the descriptions of Reverend Crosby fading from Howard's vision in Chapter 3, Part 1?
3. What is the last thing that George remembers before he dies in Chapter 4?
4. Where does Howard go to search for his father after Reverend Crosby's disappearance in Chapter 3?
5. How are George's finances described in Chapter 4, Part 1? Why does George concern himself with his finances?
6. How do George's memories of his father relate to the theme of rites of passage in Tinkers?
7. How would you compare the "disappearances" of Reverend Crosby and Howard Crosby in the novel?
8. What is the principle motif used throughout Tinkers? What does this motif represent?
9. When is the last time George awakens before he dies? What does he relate after awakening?
10. How would you describe George's relationship with his family as he passes from life in Tinkers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Howard Aaron Crosby in Tinkers. How is Howard perceived by his wife and children? How does the narrator describe Howard’s seizures? In what ways is Howard similar to George? How is he different?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the unseen character of Tom Budden and the story about Budden’s house in Chapter 2. Why does the author include this story in Tinkers? What does the door to Tom Budden’s house represent symbolically in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Gilbert in the novel. Other than Howard, who does Gilbert associate with? Where does Gilbert live? What similarities do Gilbert and Howard Crosby share? How are these characters different? What do you think that Gilbert’s character represents symbolically in the novel?
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