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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 1 (pages 71-90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game do Howard and George play on the porch when George is a child in Chapter 2?
(a) Cribbage.
(b) Poker.
(c) Chess.
(d) Checkers.

2. What word is used in Chapter 1 to refer to angels?
(a) Seraphim.
(b) Cataclysms.
(c) Euphoria.
(d) Androgyny.

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

4. What is the "eighth planet, named after the king of the sea"?
(a) Mars.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Pluto.

5. What historic people does Howard think of as he watches George set aflame the funeral pyre for the mouse in Chapter 2?
(a) The Aztecs.
(b) The Mayans.
(c) The ancient Egyptians.
(d) The Vikings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural phenomenon does Howard compare his seizures to in Chapter 1?

2. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the winter in Chapter 2?

3. What ailment has Marjorie suffered from all of her life?

4. What was Kathleen's maiden name?

5. How often does the narrator say Kathleen washes her hair in the summer in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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