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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Part 2 (pages 36-70).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Kathleen's maiden name?
(a) Cobbler.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Black.
(d) Wilson.

2. How many days before he dies does George begin hallucinating?
(a) Three days before he dies.
(b) Two days before he dies.
(c) Six days before he dies.
(d) Eight days before he dies.

3. At what age did George retire?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 65.
(d) 75.

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

5. What ailment does Howard suffer from?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Epilepsy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the names of George's two daughters?

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

4. How is Marjorie related to George?

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

(see the answer key)

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