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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What finally ruins Jack's fantasy stories when he is driving the tractor in the field?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Terror.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Despair.

2. How does Jack come to feel about his raging on the tractor?
(a) Proud.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Hopeful of becoming an actor.
(d) Happy that he is so much like his father.

3. Now that his father is home, what does Jack tell himself at night when he is alone?
(a) "They will wake up and find me married."
(b) "They will wake up and find me dead."
(c) "They will wake up and find me gone."
(d) "They will wake up and find I am famous."

4. When Jack stops for lunch after driving the tractor in the fields all morning, where does he sit?
(a) With his cousins.
(b) Under the overhang on the barn.
(c) In the shade of an oak tree.
(d) In the shade of an elm away from the others.

5. What are Jack's chores after the accident?
(a) He collects the eggs.
(b) He paints the barn.
(c) He runs errands.
(d) He works the farm land and equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phoebe ask Jack as he begins his lunch?

2. How much time has passed between David's death and harvest time in the fields?

3. After the accident, what are the themes of Jack's stories?

4. What does Phoebe give Jack besides his lunch?

5. What does Jack become aware of about himself as he sits under the tree with Phoebe?

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