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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Jack's mother before the accident?
(a) A sad woman who had suffered greatly in her life.
(b) A happy woman who was shy and retiring.
(c) A glum woman who always expected the worst.
(d) A cheerful woman who laughed and loved telling stories.

2. What is one of the story themes Jack uses again and again?
(a) Heroic battles with escaped convicts.
(b) Becoming a superhero.
(c) Being a football player in college.
(d) Joining the police force and fighting criminals.

3. Where does Jack sometimes find his father after the accident?
(a) Lying on the cow-barn floor crying.
(b) Lying on the couch watching tv.
(c) Lying in bed drinking.
(d) Lyning in the hammock in the back field.

4. How does Jack's mother comfort him and his sibling?
(a) By embracing them and giving constant praise and reassurance.
(b) By telling them the accident was not their fault.
(c) By taking them on long drives.
(d) By reading the Bible to them nightly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What part does Jack play in his made-up stories?

4. How does Jack come to feel about his raging on the tractor?

5. How old is the youngest child at the time of the accident?

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