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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 embracing them and giving constant praise and reassurance.
(b) By telling them the accident was not their fault.
(c) By reading the Bible to them nightly.
(d) By taking them on long drives.

2. What kinds of things does Jack's mother insist her children do?
(a) School, tennis lessons, chores, and laundry.
(b) Music lessons, playdates with friends and early bedtimes.
(c) Music lessons, school, church groups and chores.
(d) School, chores, music lessons, and art lessons.

3. For what does Jack's father often abandon his wife and children?
(a) Camping in the Rockies.
(b) Drinking binges.
(c) Trips to the city to gamble.
(d) Love affairs with other women.

4. How far is the Hawthorne farm from the nearest house?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Half a mile.
(c) One mile.
(d) Five miles.

5. After the accident, what are the themes of Jack's stories?
(a) Running away to desert islands.
(b) Super heroes and world domination.
(c) Self-sacrifice and redemption.
(d) Murder and kidnapping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only reason Jack's father does not make good on his motorcycle fantasies?

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

3. When Jack enters his home after riding the tractor home in the thunderstorm, how does he behave?

4. What does Jack tell the girls of his made-up stories?

5. Who are the heroines of Jack's stories?

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