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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jack when he is making up his stories?
(a) Riding on the tractor at work.
(b) Sitting in his bed at night.
(c) Milking the cows.
(d) In the shower.

2. What does Jack finally contemplate while riding on the tractor telling his stories?
(a) College.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Murder.
(d) Escape.

3. What is it that makes Jack crazy once his good feelings wear off?
(a) The amount of work to do on the farm.
(b) The lack of rain.
(c) The fact that his father is gone.
(d) The stupidity of the cows.

4. What is the victim riding when he falls off and is run over?
(a) The compactor.
(b) The cultipacker.
(c) The tractor.
(d) The trailor.

5. How far is the Hawthorne farm from the nearest house?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) Five miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) One mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jack walks down the road, what is on his right?

2. What kinds of things does Jack's mother insist her children do?

3. What sight does Jack see when he remembers his brother's death?

4. What do the men talk about while they are at the feed store?

5. After the accident, what are the themes of Jack's stories?

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