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Redemption Quiz

John Gardner
This Study Guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Redemption.

Redemption Quiz

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1)

What time of day is it when Jack brings in the herd from the upper pasture? (from Part 3)

Late evening.
Early afternoon.
Midday.
Early morning.
2)

How does the graduate student react to his teacher's horn playing? (from Part 8)

He sits, legs folded, and waits.
He sits, hands on his knees, in a daze.
He sits, hands in the air, stunned.
He sits, arms crossed, dismayed.
3)

How much time has passed between David's death and harvest time in the fields? (from Part 4)

A year and a half.
Two years.
Six months.
Three years.
4)

What sound does Jack remember from the accident? (from Part 3)

The crack of his brother's skull.
The sound of heavy equipment.
The thunder following the lightening strike.
His sister's scream.
5)

What does Jack notice about his sister as she is laying out the food? (from Part 4)

She is weak with hunger.
She is falling asleep from exhaustion.
She is smiling and acting like she is playing house.
She is crying and very unhappy.
6)

What does Jack think about while preparing the cow for the milking machine later in evening after his lunch with Phoebe? (from Part 5)

His school work.
His father.
His lack of friends.
His need to get away for awhile.
7)

What does Yegudkin say as he hands the horn to his student? (from Part 8)

"Good luck."
"Good instrument."
"Good sound."
"Good horn."
8)

What does Yegudkin say to Jack at the end of their lesson? (from Part 8)

"Next week?"
"Next lesson?"
"Next Saturday?"
"Next month?"
9)

What month is it when Jack sits under the tree with Phoebe and has lunch? (from Part 4)

June.
July.
May.
August.
10)

Who is working and helping to harvest the fields with Jack? (from Part 4)

His mother and grandfather.
Phoebe and her friends.
Neighbors and cousins.
Friends and uncles.
11)

For what orchestra does Jack play? (from Part 6)

The Brooklyn Civic Orchestra.
The Newark Civic Orchestra.
The New York City Civic Orchestra.
The Batavia Civic Orchestra.
12)

Who does Jack see sitting with his father when he opens the living room door? (from Part 5)

His mother, his sister, his uncle and his aunt, and two cousins.
His mother, his aunt, the police, and his cousins.
His uncles, his mother, some field hands, and some friends.
HIs sister his uncle, the neighbor and some field hands.
13)

How old is Phoebe when we see her bringing lunch to her brother Jack? (from Part 4)

Nine.
Seven.
Ten.
Fifteen.
14)

Where does Yegudkin's wife sit while he teaches? (from Part 7)

On the bench outside his door.
On the bench outside the library.
In a rocking chair in the library.
In a rocking chair in his office.
15)

What is Jack referring to when he says "it was what life ought to be, what he'd once believed it was."? (from Part 3)

Life on the farm was a struggle, and now things seeem better.
Life should be easy and he does not know why it is not easy now.
Life should be lived to the fullest, now he is stuck on a farm.
Life on the farm was good and simple before he killed his brother.
16)

Since his father has returned home, what does Jack do late at night? (from Part 6)

He goes up to the haymow or the orchard and plays his horn.
He dreams of joining the army.
He calls his old school friends on the phone.
He takes his father's motorcycle and rides into town.
17)

What does Yedugkin wear to work every day? (from Part 7)

Spats, a long black overcoat, and a black fedora.
A long balck overcoat, a grey suit, and a grey fedora.
Spats, a long grey overcoat, and a black beret.
A long grey overcoat, a black suit, and a black beret.
18)

What does Jack say as he is united with his father? (from Part 5)

"Welcome home."
"I have missed you."
"I hate you."
"I love you."
19)

How does the narrator describe the look in Yegudkin's eyes as he handles the Alexander? (from Part 8)

Madness, anger, or resentment.
Madness, lust, or gluttony.
Madness, excitement, or greed.
Madness, joy, or confusion.
20)

In their lesson after he has played the horn for Jack, what does Yegudkin not speak of that he normally does in Jack's lessons? (from Part 8)

The stupidity of musicians.
The stupidity of mankind.
The beauty of the world.
His love for America.
21)

What does Jack drink from the thermos Phoebe brings him? (from Part 4)

Iced water.
Cold milk.
Lemonade.
Iced tea.
22)

What poems does Jack's father recite in public now that he has returned home? (from Part 6)

"Tomorrow's Bridge" and "This Too Will Pass."
"I Lean on the Lord" and "Why Must This Be?"
"The Weight of the World" and "Sufferers Be Still."
"Bridge to Madison County" and "My Way."
23)

What does Jack bring with him each night when he returns from milking the cows? (from Part 5)

Eggs.
His heavy coat.
A pail of milk.
A carton of apples.
24)

Now that his father is home, what does Jack tell himself at night when he is alone? (from Part 6)

"They will wake up and find me married."
"They will wake up and find me dead."
"They will wake up and find me gone."
"They will wake up and find I am famous."
25)

How does Jack describe the memory of his brother's death? (from Part 3)

A black memory.
An ugly memory.
A sad memory.
An unforgettable memory.
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