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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part 2 (pages 143-156).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Howard paid to shoot a dog, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) The dog is rabid.
(b) The dog has mange.
(c) The dog attacked a farmer's chickens.
(d) The dog attacked a child.

2. What natural phenomenon does Howard compare his seizures to in Chapter 1?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Hailstorms.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Volcanoes.

3. For how long does Howard's mother insist he not speak in order for his tongue to heal after his first seizure in Chapter 3?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

4. Who helps Ed Titcomb carry Howard out of the woods in a canvas tent in Chapter 3?
(a) Ezra Morell.
(b) Dan Cooper.
(c) Rafe Sanders.
(d) Tom Budden.

5. What sport does Ezra Morrell love and follow?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Football.
(d) Polo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 3 means characterized by length of speech or wordiness, or scattered?

2. Around what year does Howard say the local Indian died or disappeared during his childhood in Chapter 3?

3. Who agrees to shave George in Chapter 1?

4. The drowned child that Howard fishes from a creek is the daughter of what widow?

5. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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