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

2. How does Jack's mother deal with her grief outwardly?
(a) By eating herself into a state of being overweight.
(b) By refusing to speak to her husband.
(c) By crying nightly with the children.
(d) By playing cards with friends.

3. What is one habit Jack's father takes up after the accident?
(a) Chain smoking Lucky Strikes.
(b) Drinking beer all day.
(c) Eating constantly.
(d) Talking in his sleep.

4. What is the only reason Jack's father does not make good on his motorcycle fantasies?
(a) Because his family would not collect the life insurance.
(b) Because he would not be able to see his family in prison.
(c) Because of what it would do to his wife and family.
(d) Because the farm has been in his family for generations.

5. What is Phoebe doing in the kitchen when Jack comes in?
(a) Making cakes.
(b) Mopping the floor.
(c) Making chicken salad.
(d) Scrubbing the sink.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jack's mother?

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

3. In Dale's story, whose skull is Lord Byron trying to make into a drinking cup?

4. What is one of the story themes Jack uses again and again?

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

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