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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part 1 (pages 127-142).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of The Reasonable Horologist that is quoted in Chapter 1?
(a) Dr. Dan Cooper.
(b) Tom Budden.
(c) Rafe Sanders.
(d) Rev. Kenner Davenport.

2. What does George's collapsing house symbolize in the novel?
(a) The disintegration of George's family.
(b) The government.
(c) George's wife.
(d) George's body.

3. What is Howard's middle name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Aaron.
(c) William.
(d) James.

4. What is the name of Howard's mule?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Peter the Great.
(c) Prince Edward.
(d) Clara.

5. How would you describe the main narrative perspective of Tinkers?
(a) The narrator is Charles Crosby.
(b) The narrator is Kathleen.
(c) The narrator is Sam.
(d) It is a third-person omniscient narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the wheat planter in Roman times that is described in Chapter 3?

2. How many hours before his death does the narrator in Chapter 1 say George sneaked "into the basement window of the West Cove Methodist Church" and rang the bell on Halloween night?

3. When is the autograph dated in the novel that Howard receives as a gift from the hermit in Chapter 1?

4. What activity does the narrator say George has always hated in Chapter 1?

5. What month is it when Howard leaves his family in Chapter 2?

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