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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jack enters his home after riding the tractor home in the thunderstorm, how does he behave?
(a) He is silent.
(b) He is furous.
(c) He is aloof.
(d) He is friendly.

2. In the opening of the story, who dies in April?
(a) Dale Hawthorne.
(b) John Hawthorne.
(c) Daniel Hawthorne.
(d) David Hawthorne.

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

4. How old is the youngest child at the time of the accident?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

5. What kind of man is Jack's father?
(a) A silly and impetuous man.
(b) A cruel and hateful man.
(c) A kind and stupid man.
(d) A sensitive, intelligent dreamer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jack's father is gone for days, who takes over the work of the farm?

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

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

4. What kinds of things does Jack's mother insist her children do?

5. How old is the child when he dies?

(see the answer key)

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