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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 the farm has been in his family for generations.
(c) Because of what it would do to his wife and family.
(d) Because he would not be able to see his family in prison.

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

4. What does Jack finally contemplate while riding on the tractor telling his stories?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Escape.
(c) Murder.
(d) College.

5. What is Jack indignant about when he is in the kitchen?
(a) HIs mother is eating again.
(b) He is the only one working this hard.
(c) Everyone pretending eveything is ok.
(d) Everyone talking too loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack's mother deal with her grief outwardly?

2. What is Jack's mother's support system after the accident?

3. What is Phoebe doing in the kitchen when Jack comes in?

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

5. Where does Jack sometimes find his father after the accident?

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