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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 Jack referring to when he says "it was what life ought to be, what he'd once believed it was."?
(a) Life should be easy and he does not know why it is not easy now.
(b) Life on the farm was good and simple before he killed his brother.
(c) Life on the farm was a struggle, and now things seeem better.
(d) Life should be lived to the fullest, now he is stuck on a farm.

2. What does Dale say to Jack as he is standing at the door?
(a) "Jackie."
(b) "I have missed you."
(c) "Forgive me."
(d) "My son."

3. What time of day is it when Jack brings in the herd from the upper pasture?
(a) Midday.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Late evening.
(d) Early afternoon.

4. 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 I am famous."
(d) "They will wake up and find me gone."

5. What does Jack bring with him each night when he returns from milking the cows?
(a) A carton of apples.
(b) Eggs.
(c) A pail of milk.
(d) His heavy coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person in the barn say to him while he is working with the cows?

2. What recitation of his father's does Jack recall as he suffers his anger and grief?

3. Where does Jack sometimes find his father after the accident?

4. What is in the basket Phoebe brings to Jack?

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

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