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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. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2, "Only her face is visible above the top of the bedcovers. It glows like a pale egg." What literary device is used in this example?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. What is the name of the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls in Chapter 1?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) La Rose.
(c) Melish.
(d) Cullen.

3. Of Howard, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "His despair had not come from the fact that he was a fool; he knew he was a fool. His despair came from" what?
(a) The fact that his father saw him as a fool.
(b) The fact that his mother saw him as a fool.
(c) The fact that his wife saw him as a fool.
(d) The fact that the world around him saw him as a fool.

4. What does George put the wrapped dead mouse inside of in Chapter 2?
(a) A cookie jar.
(b) A jewelry box.
(c) A shoebox.
(d) A matchbox.

5. What is the name of George's sister that runs shrieking into the house whenever she sees wasps or spiders when they are young?
(a) Claire.
(b) Marjorie.
(c) Darla.
(d) Betsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is Howard reading on the night he dies?

2. How many hours before he dies does George ask for a shave?

3. How would you describe the main narrative perspective of Tinkers?

4. What is Nikki Bocheki's profession?

5. George awakens for the last time how many hours before he dies in Chapter 4?

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