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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. How many men are waiting outside when Howard's father is taken away in Chapter 3?
2. What kind of wood was Howard's father's canoe made from that he recalls in Chapter 3?
3. As Howard stands in the silt of the pond outlet in the woods in Chapter 3, the narrator describes the sticks and branches on the pond bed as feeling like what to him?
4. What word used by Howard in Chapter 3 refers to a disgrace or humiliation?
5. What word from Chapter 4 refers to an instrument that is pointed and pen-shaped used in artwork?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the principle motif used throughout Tinkers? What does this motif represent?
2. What characters are introduced during Howard's journey to search for his father in Chapter 3, Part 2?
3. How do George's memories of his father relate to the theme of rites of passage in Tinkers?
4. How is the disappearance of Reverend Crosby described in Chapter 3, Part 1? How does Howard's mother address the issue?
5. What is implied in the conversation between George's wife and Charlie in Chapter 4, Part 1?
6. Whom does George ask for when he awakens in Chapter 4, Part 1? Who is sitting with George?
7. What is epilepsy? How was this disorder treated in the 1920s/1930s?
8. Where does Megan go during the Christmas holidays in 1953? What does Howard do after she leaves?
9. What is symbolic about the descriptions of Reverend Crosby fading from Howard's vision in Chapter 3, Part 1?
10. How does the theme of competition apply to the characters of Howard and Reverend Crosby?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the theme of heartache in Tinkers. How does Howard perceive the feelings of heartache and loss that he feels each day? How does George perceive these feelings within himself? What does it say about George and Howard that they perceive pain so differently?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the characters of Reverend and Mrs. Crosby in Tinkers. How old are Rev. Crosby and Mrs. Crosby in Howard’s flashbacks to his father’s mental deterioration? What kind of relationship do they have with their son? What do you think are the causes of Reverend Crosby’s collapse?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of abandonment and loss in Tinkers. How does Howard’s sense of loss over his father later influence his own actions? How does Howard’s loss compare with George’s? Do these losses build upon one another?
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