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

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

3. What activity does the narrator say George has always hated in Chapter 1?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Home repair.

4. What month is it every year when Howard meets with the hermit in Chapter 1?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) August.

5. Who built George's house?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Howard.
(c) James.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Howard's middle name?

2. Where does the narrator describe seeing a clock "that had the likeness of a great oak tree wrought in iron and brass around its dial" in Chapter 1?

3. What was Kathleen's maiden name?

4. Where did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college?

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

(see the answer key)

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