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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening of the story, who dies in April?
(a) Dale Hawthorne.
(b) David Hawthorne.
(c) Daniel Hawthorne.
(d) John Hawthorne.

2. What does Jack use to push the manure in the barn into the gutters?
(a) A metal trowel.
(b) A blunt wooden scraper.
(c) A long handled shovel.
(d) A push broom.

3. What does Jack do to try and block out the raging in his head?
(a) He stomps his feet and screams.
(b) He grinds his teeth.
(c) He waves his hands at the sky.
(d) He pounds his fist on his head.

4. How does Jack feel when he is in the barn with the cows and other animals?
(a) He feels lonely and frightened.
(b) He feels confused and anxious.
(c) He feels at home and almost pleasant.
(d) He feels remorseful and guilty.

5. What do the men talk about while they are at the feed store?
(a) Feed and grain.
(b) Democrats and the weather.
(c) Their wives.
(d) Jack and the accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the youngest child at the time of the accident?

2. What does Jack finally contemplate while riding on the tractor telling his stories?

3. What finally ruins Jack's fantasy stories when he is driving the tractor in the field?

4. What is the name of the feed store?

5. Who does Jack see sitting with his father when he opens the living room door?

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