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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jack's father struggle with about his religious beliefs?
(a) How anyone could not believe in God.
(b) How God could be in Heaven.
(c) Is there a Hell?
(d) How God could let such a horrible thing happen to his child.

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

4. While riding on the tractor, what things does Jack say about himself to himself?
(a) He should never have been driving the tractor in the first place.
(b) He is almost a teeneager and has his whole life ahead of him.
(c) He is spiritually defective and evil.
(d) He is guilty but feels better each day.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is Jack when he is making up his stories?

4. What is one habit Jack's father takes up after the accident?

5. What does Jack do while riding on the tractor?

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