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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the kitchen like in Jack's house?
(a) It is empty and dark.
(b) It is a mess from the wind storm.
(c) It is filled with people and the smell of food.
(d) It is painted a dark blue.

2. What explanation does Jack give Phoebe at the beginning of lunch that puts her at rest?
(a) He is a very neat eater.
(b) He enjoys being just the two of them for lunch.
(c) He is happy with the lunch.
(d) He has said grace in his head.

3. How does Dale react to being home?
(a) He talks to his brothers about redemption.
(b) He spends his time isolated and quiet.
(c) He works, prays and drinks.
(d) He smokes, paces and rides his motorcycle.

4. What happens to Jack when he has painful thoughts on the tractor?
(a) He stops the tractor and goes home for something to eat.
(b) He shakes in weakness and finally gets off the tractor to rest.
(c) He laughs it all off and drives the tractor home.
(d) He sobs and loses control of the tractor.

5. What have his co-workers accepted about Jack when he stops working for lunch?
(a) His rudeness.
(b) His huge appetite.
(c) His gregarious ways.
(d) His need to be alone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is another thing Dale begins doing after being home for a month?

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

4. When Jack stops for lunch after driving the tractor in the fields all morning, where does he sit?

5. How old is Phoebe when we see her bringing lunch to her brother Jack?

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