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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What religion are Jack's uncles?
(a) Presbyterians.
(b) Methodists.
(c) Baptists.
(d) Christian Scientists.

3. While riding on the tractor, what things does Jack say about himself to himself?
(a) He should never have been driving the tractor in the first place.
(b) He is guilty but feels better each day.
(c) He is spiritually defective and evil.
(d) He is almost a teeneager and has his whole life ahead of him.

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

5. What is the difference in Jack's stories before and after the accident?
(a) Before they were of conquest; after they are of guilt.
(b) Before they are of superheroes; after they are of monsters.
(c) Before they are of people; after they are of cows and horses.
(d) Before they are of Attica prison breaks; after they are of movie stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the kitchen like in Jack's house?

2. In Dale's story, whose skull is Lord Byron trying to make into a drinking cup?

3. What recitation of his father's does Jack recall as he suffers his anger and grief?

4. How does Jack's mother comfort him and his sibling?

5. How does Jack behave toward his father and his uncles while working?

(see the answer key)

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