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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack's father do when he sees his son standing in the doorway?
(a) Bursts into tears.
(b) Smiles broadly.
(c) Turns away embarrassed.
(d) Puts his glasses on.

2. What is Jack indignant about when he is in the kitchen?
(a) HIs mother is eating again.
(b) Everyone pretending eveything is ok.
(c) He is the only one working this hard.
(d) Everyone talking too loudly.

3. How does Jack's mother deal with her grief outwardly?
(a) By eating herself into a state of being overweight.
(b) By crying nightly with the children.
(c) By refusing to speak to her husband.
(d) By playing cards with friends.

4. What about his surroundings does Jack become aware of while eating his lunch?
(a) There are clouds in the sky predicting rain.
(b) The day has begun to cool down.
(c) There are birds singing in the trees.
(d) It is a breezeless, insect-ridden heat.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the character who accidentally kills the child?

2. When Jack enters his home after riding the tractor home in the thunderstorm, how does he behave?

3. Who does Jack's father blame for his son's death?

4. When Jack cannot make his good feelings last, what does he do?

5. What is Phoebe's job after everyone has finished with lunch?

(see the answer key)

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