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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the character who accidentally kills the child?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

2. What is the difference in Jack's stories before and after the accident?
(a) Before they were of conquest; after they are of guilt.
(b) Before they are of Attica prison breaks; after they are of movie stars.
(c) Before they are of people; after they are of cows and horses.
(d) Before they are of superheroes; after they are of monsters.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack do while waiting for the cows to finish eating?

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

3. When Jack cannot make his good feelings last, what does he do?

4. What is the only reason Jack's father does not make good on his motorcycle fantasies?

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

(see the answer key)

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