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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 alias does Howard Crosby take on when he moves to Philadelphia?
2. What part of a clock is described in Chapter 4 as "where the energy generated by the mainspring finally escapes the clock"?
3. What month is it when Howard describes his mother helping his father dress before his father is taken away in Chapter 3?
4. What word from Chapter 3 means characterized by length of speech or wordiness, or scattered?
5. When Howard's mother helps his father dress before he is taken away in Chapter 3, Howard describes it as appearing as though she is dressing what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What hallucinations does Howard experience in Tagg Pond in Chapter 3, Part 2?
2. Where does Megan go during the Christmas holidays in 1953? What does Howard do after she leaves?
3. What is epilepsy? How was this disorder treated in the 1920s/1930s?
4. How has Howard managed to track down George's address in Chapter 4? What does he do when he locates George?
5. How would you describe George's relationship with his family as he passes from life in Tinkers?
6. How would you describe the language style of Tinkers? Is the language easy to understand?
7. How does the theme of competition apply to the characters of Howard and Reverend Crosby?
8. What is the last thing that George remembers before he dies in Chapter 4?
9. How is Howard's death described in Chapter 4? What is this description juxtaposed against?
10. When is the last time George awakens before he dies? What does he relate after awakening?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the narrative perspectives employed in Tinkers. Is the main body of the story told from a first, second, or third-person narrator? How does the narrative shift in the novel? What indications does the author give for these changes in narrative style? Is the main narrator’s perspective limited or omniscient? How would the story differ if it were related with a different narrator?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Cullen in the novel. What is Cullen’s business relationship to Howard Crosby? How would you describe Cullen’s business practices? Do you think that Howard gives a fair assessment of Cullen? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of abandonment and loss in Tinkers. How does Howard’s sense of loss over his father later influence his own actions? How does Howard’s loss compare with George’s? Do these losses build upon one another?
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