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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. Of his father and of the old Indian that repaired the canoe, Howard says in Chapter 3, "My memories of them are" what?
2. How many men are waiting outside when Howard's father is taken away in Chapter 3?
3. 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?
4. What word used to describe the Indian in Chapter 3 means relating to a former or more primitive type?
5. Where did the local Indian work for many summers cutting wood, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the last thing that George remembers before he dies in Chapter 4?
2. When is the last time George awakens before he dies? What does he relate after awakening?
3. What is implied in the conversation between George's wife and Charlie in Chapter 4, Part 1?
4. What is symbolic about the descriptions of Reverend Crosby fading from Howard's vision in Chapter 3, Part 1?
5. What regret does Howard display regarding his father in the beginning of Chapter 3?
6. What is the significance of the title of Tinkers? Who does this term apply to in the novel?
7. What is the principle motif used throughout Tinkers? What does this motif represent?
8. How did Howard's loss of his own father later influence his actions with his wife and children?
9. How does the theme of competition apply to the characters and relationship of George and Howard Crosby in Tinkers?
10. How has Howard managed to track down George's address in Chapter 4? What does he do when he locates George?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of George Washington Crosby in Tinkers. What is significant about George’s name? How old is George as he dies? Where did George grow up? What degree did George earn, and what career did he have? How does George evolve as a character in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the symbolism and imagery depicted in George’s building of the funeral pyre for the dead mouse in Chapter 2. Why does George do this? What does Howard think as he watches his son? What does this action tell you about George’s character?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the fictional book The Reasonable Horologist by the Rev. Kenner Davenport. When was this book published? What is the book’s implied origins in George’s life? What does the book symbolize? How does the language of these excerpts differ from the main narrative of Tinkers?
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