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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since his father has returned home, what does Jack do late at night?
(a) He goes up to the haymow or the orchard and plays his horn.
(b) He takes his father's motorcycle and rides into town.
(c) He dreams of joining the army.
(d) He calls his old school friends on the phone.

2. What does Phoebe give Jack besides his lunch?
(a) A cold Coca-Cola from the house.
(b) A cold Budweiser.
(c) A wet towel.
(d) A thermos for himself.

3. What have his co-workers accepted about Jack when he stops working for lunch?
(a) His need to be alone.
(b) His rudeness.
(c) His huge appetite.
(d) His gregarious ways.

4. Where on the farm does Jack work with his uncles?
(a) In the fields with the tractors.
(b) In the silo shoveling grain.
(c) In the back forty with the cultipacker.
(d) In the dairy barn with the cows.

5. In Dale's story, whose skull is Lord Byron trying to make into a drinking cup?
(a) Shelley's.
(b) King Richard's
(c) Shakespeare's.
(d) Einstein's.

Short Answer Questions

1. While riding on the tractor, what things does Jack say about himself to himself?

2. How does Jack feel about his mother and sister's reactions to Dale's readings in public?

3. What is Jack's response to what he sees as he starts up the tractor after lunch with Phoebe?

4. In the opening of the story, who dies in April?

5. What does Jack notice about his sister as she is laying out the food?

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