2. What do the siblings hear at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Voices in their heads.
(b) Mother's voice.
(c) Footsteps on the stairs.
(d) Music.

3. Who has been waiting about an hour to play Derek in pool?
(a) Jack.
(b) Chas.
(c) Greg.
(d) The owner.

4. After his mother's death, what does Jack do each morning and afternoon?
(a) Steals from the shops.
(b) Plays strip poker.
(c) Masturbate.
(d) Prays.

5. What does Sue's diary say about Jack?
(a) She admires him.
(b) He is violent and dirty.
(c) He is the best brother a girl could have.
(d) She doesn't understand him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fills the house within a week after Mother dies?

2. What did Jack ask Sue to let him read in Chapter 8?

3. Who hit Tom in Chapter 8 and made him cry?

4. Who is watching Julie and Jack have sexual intercourse?

5. What is Tom wearing while Sue and Julie laugh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Jack have with Tom after being awakened by Tom's fake crying?

2. How does the book end?

3. Why do Sue and Julie dress up Tom like a girl?

4. How does Tom get to play in girls' clothing without getting picked on by his friends?

5. Why doesn't Jack tell Julie about his conversations with Derek as soon as he returns home from the pool hall?

6. Describe the circumstances (and location) in which Derek first meets Julie's siblings.

7. What is the conversation between Derek and Jack as they leave the pool hall?

8. Discuss the conversation Derek strikes up at the pool hall when he starts playing.

9. When he asks to do so, why won't Sue let Jack read excerpts from her diary?

10. Jack thinks his hands smell like rotten meat. What does he do? What is really causing the smell?

(see the answer keys)

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