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

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 aloof.
(c) He is furous.
(d) He is friendly.

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

3. How does Jack feel when he is in the barn with the cows and other animals?
(a) He feels at home and almost pleasant.
(b) He feels confused and anxious.
(c) He feels remorseful and guilty.
(d) He feels lonely and frightened.

4. When does Jack feel almost happy and content?
(a) When visiting at the dinner table with his family
(b) When asleep in his bed.
(c) When walking in the sunrise to bring in the herd.
(d) When riding and singing on the tractor.

5. What sight does Jack see when he remembers his brother's death?
(a) The cultipacker rolling over his brother's body.
(b) The evening sky.
(c) The brake on the tractor.
(d) The cultipacker stalling when it hits his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the youngest child at the time of the accident?

2. What does Jack do while riding on the tractor?

3. What is one of the story themes Jack uses again and again?

4. What kind of man is Jack's father?

5. How does Jack behave toward his father and his uncles while working?

(see the answer key)

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