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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 1 (pages 157-176).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has the Morrells' curing shed been converted into when George runs away in Chapter 2?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A tree house.
(c) A tool shed.
(d) A log cabin.

2. What novel does Howard discover on his porch after pulling the hermit's tooth in Chapter 1?
(a) The Sun Also Rises.
(b) The Scarlet Letter.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

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

4. What is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Jasper.
(c) Jack.
(d) Melish.

5. Approximately how old is George as he lay dying in the novel?
(a) 80.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 90.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What author did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college with, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

3. What is the first step in the excerpt called "How to Make a Bird's Nest" in Chapter 4?

4. What does George put the wrapped dead mouse inside of in Chapter 2?

5. Who does the narrator describe as having gone mad and lit his house on fire, killing himself and a woman with two children, in Chapter 2?

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