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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation does Jack give Phoebe at the beginning of lunch that puts her at rest?
(a) He is happy with the lunch.
(b) He has said grace in his head.
(c) He is a very neat eater.
(d) He enjoys being just the two of them for lunch.

2. What does Jack conclude about his teacher?
(a) Yegudkin hates America and misses Russia.
(b) Yegudkin hates both America and Russia.
(c) Yegudkin loves Russia and hates America.
(d) Yegudkin loves America and hates Russia.

3. What does Jack use to push the manure in the barn into the gutters?
(a) A push broom.
(b) A metal trowel.
(c) A blunt wooden scraper.
(d) A long handled shovel.

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

5. What does Jack tell the girls of his made-up stories?
(a) He confesses his worthlessness and names his faults.
(b) He confesses to his desire to run away.
(c) He confides in them his fears about his sister.
(d) He confides in them about his anger at this father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where on the farm does Jack work with his uncles?

2. What does his family think about Jack's means of coping with his emotions?

3. What does Jack bring with him each night when he returns from milking the cows?

4. What does Yegudkin tell Jack of Russia and its power?

5. When Jack opens the living room door, what is his father doing in the living room?

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