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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the kitchen like in Jack's house?
(a) It is painted a dark blue.
(b) It is filled with people and the smell of food.
(c) It is empty and dark.
(d) It is a mess from the wind storm.

2. What is the victim riding when he falls off and is run over?
(a) The trailor.
(b) The cultipacker.
(c) The tractor.
(d) The compactor.

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

4. How old is the child when he dies?
(a) Nine.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

5. What does Jack do while riding on the tractor?
(a) He plans his escape from his family.
(b) He worries about his mother.
(c) He dreams of better times with his family.
(d) He replays the accident scene again and again.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old is the character who accidentally kills the child?

4. What is Jack indignant about when he is in the kitchen?

5. What finally ruins Jack's fantasy stories when he is driving the tractor in the field?

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