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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the story themes Jack uses again and again?
(a) Heroic battles with escaped convicts.
(b) Becoming a superhero.
(c) Being a football player in college.
(d) Joining the police force and fighting criminals.

2. What is one thing Jack's father thinks about when riding his motorcycle?
(a) Committing suicide.
(b) Leaving his wife and family for another woman.
(c) Committing murder.
(d) Selling the farm and moving away.

3. When Jack's father is gone for days, who takes over the work of the farm?
(a) Jack and his friends.
(b) Jack and hired help.
(c) Jack alone.
(d) Jack and his uncles, nieghbors or cousins.

4. While riding on the tractor, what things does Jack say about himself to himself?
(a) He is almost a teeneager and has his whole life ahead of him.
(b) He should never have been driving the tractor in the first place.
(c) He is spiritually defective and evil.
(d) He is guilty but feels better each day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Jack's mother before the accident?

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

3. How old is the character who accidentally kills the child?

4. What is the only reason Jack's father does not make good on his motorcycle fantasies?

5. How old is the youngest child at the time of the accident?

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