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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. What animal does George take with him when he runs away from home in Chapter 2?
2. Where was George's cancer for which he first underwent radiation therapy?
3. The narrator says of Kathleen in Chapter 2 that her "stern manner and her humorless regime mask" what?
4. 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?
5. What is the name of the nineteen-year-old who has Howard cut his hair in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is signified by Howard's action of building a fire after his seizure in Chapter 1, Part 2?
2. How is Kathleen's behavior described when Howard Crosby arrives home late after having a seizure in Chapter 1, Part 2?
3. 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?
4. What does George witness as he watches the doctor talking with his mother from the truck in Chapter 2, Part 2?
5. What does Howard witness George doing with a dead mouse in the woods in Chapter 2, Part 1?
6. Where does George go when he runs away from home in Chapter 2, Part 2? What does he take with him?
7. What does George think about as he begins his chores on Monday in Chapter 2, Part 1? What does Howard think about?
8. How is George's condition described in the beginning of Chapter 1? Where is George located, and what does he ask for when he first awakens?
9. How is the natural phenomenon of lightning used as a metaphor in Chapter 1?
10. What relationship does George Washington Crosby have with clocks in the novel? How did this relationship begin?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the contemporary setting of Tinkers. What clues in the narrative indicate the time period in which George lay dying in the hospital bed in his living room? Where does George live with his wife? Where are his family members visiting from?
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