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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Jack's father before the accident?
(a) A faithful husband and a fair minded, genial farmer.
(b) A reckless man with little control over his family.
(c) A gentle but stupid farmer.
(d) An unfatihful husband and a bad neighbor.

2. Who is working and helping to harvest the fields with Jack?
(a) Friends and uncles.
(b) Phoebe and her friends.
(c) Neighbors and cousins.
(d) His mother and grandfather.

3. What does Jack do when he finally enters the living room?
(a) He kneels next to his father and puts his arm around him.
(b) He sits next to his mother on the couch.
(c) He stands next to his aunt and uncle.
(d) He stands next to his father and pats his back.

4. For what is Dale Hawthorne well-known in his town?
(a) His drinking.
(b) His poetry and his poetry readings.
(c) His prize winning cows.
(d) His drunken fights.

5. What is Phoebe's job after everyone has finished with lunch?
(a) To pick up everything, throw it away, and go home.
(b) To leave the basket and the leftovers for Jack to bring back later.
(c) To fill the basket with dirty laundry and bring it home.
(d) To pick up everything, put it all in the basket, and bring the basket home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack feel about his father now that Dale has been gone for three weeks?

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

3. How far is the Hawthorne farm from the nearest house?

4. For what does Jack's father often abandon his wife and children?

5. What is the victim riding when he falls off and is run over?

(see the answer key)

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