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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. What does George dream is biting his hand as he lay in his parents' bed after getting stitches in Chapter 2?
(a) A black bear.
(b) A black dog.
(c) A grizzly bear.
(d) A white horse.

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

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

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

5. Who do Margie and Darla pretend that their dolls are when they play after dinner in Chapter 2?
(a) Susan B. Anthony and Betsy Ross.
(b) Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly.
(c) Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan.
(d) Sandra Bernhardt and Emily Chase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Howard give the hermit to drink before he pulls his tooth in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?

3. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2 that her "stern manner and her humorless regime mask" what?

4. How far is the walk from George's house to the doctor's house in Chapter 2?

5. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?

(see the answer key)

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