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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jack feel about his mother and sister's reactions to Dale's readings in public?
(a) He dislikes how they smile, cry, and lift their heads.
(b) He dislikes how they are faking their tears.
(c) He dislikes all of the attention they give Dale.
(d) He dislikes how rude they are in church.

2. What is in the basket Phoebe brings to Jack?
(a) Ham sandwiches and fresh fruit.
(b) Tuna, bread and cookies.
(c) Chicken, rolls, celery and salt.
(d) Chicken, biscuits, carrots and ranch dip.

3. What is one thing Dale does after being home a month?
(a) He begins writing love poems.
(b) He begins to come home drunk
(c) He takes over the grocery shopping.
(d) He begins reciting again poetry at the Grange.

4. When Jack is on the tractor and a storm begins, what does he do?
(a) Drives home like a dog in flight.
(b) Goes to the barn and takes a nap.
(c) Gets off and sits under a tree.
(d) Rides to the edge of the field and waits for the storm to be over.

5. What position does Jack play in the orchestra?
(a) First chair French horn.
(b) Third chair French horn.
(c) Fourth chair French horn.
(d) Second chair French horn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What poems does Jack's father recite in public now that he has returned home?

3. How does Phoebe feel about having lunch with her brother?

4. When Jack stops for lunch after driving the tractor in the fields all morning, where does he sit?

5. What is Jack indignant about when he is in the kitchen?

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