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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jack referring to when he says "it was what life ought to be, what he'd once believed it was."?
(a) Life on the farm was a struggle, and now things seeem better.
(b) Life on the farm was good and simple before he killed his brother.
(c) Life should be lived to the fullest, now he is stuck on a farm.
(d) Life should be easy and he does not know why it is not easy now.

2. How does Jack feel when he is in the barn with the cows and other animals?
(a) He feels at home and almost pleasant.
(b) He feels confused and anxious.
(c) He feels lonely and frightened.
(d) He feels remorseful and guilty.

3. What kinds of things does Jack's mother insist her children do?
(a) School, tennis lessons, chores, and laundry.
(b) School, chores, music lessons, and art lessons.
(c) Music lessons, school, church groups and chores.
(d) Music lessons, playdates with friends and early bedtimes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of motorcycle does Jack's father have?

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

3. How old is Jack's mother?

4. As Jack walks down the road, what is on his left?

5. When Jack's father is gone for days, who takes over the work of the farm?

(see the answer key)

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