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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pulls on the sleeve of Mother's nightgown after she is dead?
(a) Tom.
(b) Julie.
(c) Sue.
(d) Jack.

2. Where do Jack and Julie put Mother's body?
(a) In a wheel barrow.
(b) In a trunk.
(c) Under a sledgehammer.
(d) In the garden.

3. Who thinks Mother is relieved that Father died?
(a) Tom.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sue.
(d) Derek.

4. What do Tom and Jack help their father move?
(a) Cement bags.
(b) Heavy cement blocks.
(c) Lots of weeds and debris from the garden.
(d) Bags of fertilizer.

5. Who is obsessed with the garden?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Jack.
(d) Julie.

6. Why don't the children bury Mother in their garden?
(a) It would be too conspicuous.
(b) They hate the garden.
(c) There's no room in the garden.
(d) They can't carry her that far.

7. With whom does Jack want to avoid awkward conversations?
(a) Tom.
(b) Sue.
(c) Julie.
(d) Mother.

8. Who tells Jack to clean up before eating cake?
(a) Sue.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Julie.

9. Who gives cleaning utensils as a birthday present?
(a) Sue.
(b) Julie.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

10. How many men show up at Jack's house with a delivery?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

11. What does Jack do when the person he sees in the window calls to him?
(a) Laughs and points.
(b) Begins to cry.
(c) Hides behind a cement stone.
(d) Runs away.

12. Who suggests Jack find a job?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Jack.
(d) Julie.

13. The day after Mother's death, who thinks they should tell someone?
(a) Julie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sue.
(d) Tom.

14. Who develops a special relationship with Mother as she gets sicker?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jack.
(d) Julie.

15. What are Julie's extracurricular activities?
(a) Choir.
(b) Band.
(c) Art.
(d) Sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says there should be a funeral for Mother?

2. How old is Jack when men show up at his house with a delivery?

3. Where do Jack and Julie make cement?

4. What is Jack's father planning to make with the items that were delivered?

5. What is Jack doing as he plots what to do with Mother's body?

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