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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the feed store?
(a) F.G.L.
(b) G.L.F.
(c) L.L.G.
(d) Q.E.D.

2. What sound does Jack remember from the accident?
(a) The crack of his brother's skull.
(b) The thunder following the lightening strike.
(c) The sound of heavy equipment.
(d) His sister's scream.

3. How does the narrator describe Jack's father before the accident?
(a) A gentle but stupid farmer.
(b) A faithful husband and a fair minded, genial farmer.
(c) A reckless man with little control over his family.
(d) An unfatihful husband and a bad neighbor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jack walks down the road, what is on his left?

2. After the accident, what are the themes of Jack's stories?

3. What musical instrument does Jack's mother force on him?

4. What are Jack's chores after the accident?

5. For what is Dale Hawthorne well-known in his town?

(see the answer key)

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