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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack's mother say about his horn playing?
(a) "Maybe he will be a famous musician."
(b) "That horn's his whole world."
(c) "If it makes him happy, it makes me happy."
(d) "That boy is headed for trouble."

2. What bus does Jack take to his music lessons?
(a) The Bluebue.
(b) The Newark Express.
(c) The Greenbus.
(d) The Express.

3. What does Jack finally contemplate while riding on the tractor telling his stories?
(a) Murder.
(b) College.
(c) Escape.
(d) Suicide.

4. After leaving Russia, what does Yegudkin do in his new country?
(a) He plays French horn to great praise by the critics.
(b) He stays home and cares for his wife.
(c) He studies with a French historian.
(d) He finds a factory job in a city.

5. What does Jack notice about his father since his return home?
(a) HIs eyes not longer sparkle, and he does not have a actor's style.
(b) He has lost his sense of humor.
(c) He does not like to talk to people anymore.
(d) His eyes no longer work as well as they used to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one habit Jack's father takes up after the accident?

2. How old is Jack's mother?

3. How does Jack come to feel about his raging on the tractor?

4. What finally ruins Jack's fantasy stories when he is driving the tractor in the field?

5. To whom does Jack confide in and tell his tractor stories?

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