1. Who does Jack see sitting with his father when he opens the living room door?
(a) His uncles, his mother, some field hands, and some friends.
(b) HIs sister his uncle, the neighbor and some field hands.
(c) His mother, his aunt, the police, and his cousins.
(d) His mother, his sister, his uncle and his aunt, and two cousins.

2. Who are the heroines of Jack's stories?
(a) His mother and his sister, Phoebe.
(b) His sister and his French horn teacher.
(c) A schoolgirl named Margaret and his cousin, Linda.
(d) His teacher and a schoolgirl named Margaret.

3. What happens to Jack when he has painful thoughts on the tractor?
(a) He shakes in weakness and finally gets off the tractor to rest.
(b) He sobs and loses control of the tractor.
(c) He stops the tractor and goes home for something to eat.
(d) He laughs it all off and drives the tractor home.

4. What is Phoebe's attitude as she carries the basket filled with lunch up to the field hands?
(a) She sees nothing unreasonable about lugging the basket up the hill.
(b) She is delighted and runs up the hill.
(c) She is annoyed by the insects flying in her face.
(d) She is obviously frustrated and does not want to walk up the hill.

5. How does Jack's mother comfort him and his sibling?
(a) By taking them on long drives.
(b) By telling them the accident was not their fault.
(c) By embracing them and giving constant praise and reassurance.
(d) By reading the Bible to them nightly.