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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 2 (pages 177-191).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Of his parents, Howard says in Chapter 3, "That he and my mother should wrestle him into his clothes in the dark seemed" what?
(a) Furtive and awful.
(b) Amusing and playful.
(c) Inhumane.
(d) Illogical and strange.

3. When Howard's mother helps his father dress before he is taken away in Chapter 3, Howard describes it as appearing as though she is dressing what?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A child.
(c) An otter.
(d) A scarecrow.

4. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to a didactic story which illustrates instructive lessons or principles?
(a) Fable.
(b) Psalm.
(c) Parable.
(d) Enumeration.

5. George awakens for the last time how many hours before he dies in Chapter 4?
(a) 48 hours before his death.
(b) 16 hours before his death.
(c) 72 hours before his death.
(d) 24 hours before his death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in the house does Howard's mother dress his father before his father is taken away?

2. What word used in Chapter 2 refers to a device for creating applause in theaters?

3. What game do Howard and George play on the porch when George is a child in Chapter 2?

4. Who are George's daughters that sit with him and his wife at dinner as Howard rings the bell in 1953?

5. Around what year does Howard say the local Indian died or disappeared during his childhood in Chapter 3?

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