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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is working and helping to harvest the fields with Jack?
(a) Neighbors and cousins.
(b) His mother and grandfather.
(c) Friends and uncles.
(d) Phoebe and her friends.

2. How does Jack feel about his mother and sister's reactions to Dale's readings in public?
(a) He dislikes how they are faking their tears.
(b) He dislikes all of the attention they give Dale.
(c) He dislikes how rude they are in church.
(d) He dislikes how they smile, cry, and lift their heads.

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

4. What poems does Jack's father recite in public now that he has returned home?
(a) "Bridge to Madison County" and "My Way."
(b) "Tomorrow's Bridge" and "This Too Will Pass."
(c) "I Lean on the Lord" and "Why Must This Be?"
(d) "The Weight of the World" and "Sufferers Be Still."

5. What is another thing Dale begins doing after being home for a month?
(a) He reads from the Bible at church.
(b) He begins to rebuild the barn.
(c) He takes up the guitar.
(d) He reads from the Bible at the Grange.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack describe the memory of his brother's death?

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

3. Where does Jack take his French horn lessons?

4. What does Jack do when he finally enters the living room?

5. At the time of the harvest, how long has Jack's father been gone?

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