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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part 2 (pages 143-156).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game do George and Ray regularly play in the Morrells' old curing shed?
(a) Go Fish.
(b) Poker.
(c) Cribbage.
(d) Bridge.

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

3. Who is Sam's mother in the novel?
(a) Marjorie.
(b) Claire.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Emma.

4. What is the name of the bootlegger that Howard sells five gallons of homemade whiskey for as an odd job?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Potts.
(c) Smith.
(d) Williams.

5. How many men are waiting outside when Howard's father is taken away in Chapter 3?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 3 as Howard searches the woods for his father, "The tom-tom tap of a pileated woodpecker sounded from somewhere in the woods, to Howard's left." What literary device is used in this sentence?

2. Whose neighboring corn field does Howard pass through as he looks for his father in the woods in Chapter 3?

3. For how long does Howard's mother insist he not speak in order for his tongue to heal after his first seizure in Chapter 3?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 3, "My blood is a Roman plow." What literary device is used in this excerpt?

5. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to a didactic story which illustrates instructive lessons or principles?

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