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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?
2. The hermit whose tooth Howard pulls is described in Chapter 1 as living in the woods by what river?
3. 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?
4. What is the name of Howard's mule?
5. Where did the hermit whose tooth Howard pulls attend college?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does George go when he runs away from home in Chapter 2, Part 2? What does he take with him?
2. How would you describe Kathleen's perspective in the story? What are Kathleen's feelings about her family?
3. What prompts Howard's decision to leave his family in Chapter 2, Part 2? Is this action a selfish or selfless act?
4. What metaphor is illustrated through the descriptions of George's house in Chapter 1, Part 1?
5. What relationship does George Washington Crosby have with clocks in the novel? How did this relationship begin?
6. How does Howard find George after he's run away from home in Chapter 2, Part 2? What are his thoughts upon finding his son?
7. What is signified by Howard's action of building a fire after his seizure in Chapter 1, Part 2?
8. How does the author go about illustrating the opposite natures of George and Howard in Chapter 2?
9. How does the narrator describe George's attempt to make a memoir by cassette tape in Chapter 1?
10. How would you describe George's relationship to animals and nature based upon his actions in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the nonlinear aspects of Tinkers. When and where in the story does the narrative go back and forward through time? Why does the author make these abrupt shifts? Why do you think the author chooses not to delineate the transitions in the narrative and time period?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the imagery of the collapsing house in Chapter 1. In what ways does the house represent George’s body as he faces death? What are some specific examples of similes and metaphors that are used in describing the house? Where does George end up when the house collapses around him?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author’s style of dialogue in the novel. Why do you think that Paul Harding chooses not to use quotation marks when the characters speak to one another? How does this choice affect you as a reader? How is the choice reflective of the themes in the novel?
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