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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the kitchen like in Jack's house?
(a) It is filled with people and the smell of food.
(b) It is empty and dark.
(c) It is a mess from the wind storm.
(d) It is painted a dark blue.

4. What does Jack do while riding on the tractor?
(a) He dreams of better times with his family.
(b) He replays the accident scene again and again.
(c) He worries about his mother.
(d) He plans his escape from his family.

5. What is one thing Jack's father thinks about when riding his motorcycle?
(a) Leaving his wife and family for another woman.
(b) Committing murder.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Selling the farm and moving away.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jack approaches the berry bushes, what does he notice escaping from them?

2. How does the narrator describe Jack's father before the accident?

3. While riding on the tractor, what things does Jack say about himself to himself?

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

5. To whom does Jack confide in and tell his tractor stories?

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