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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is it when Jack brings in the herd from the upper pasture?
(a) Midday.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Late evening.

2. What does Jack realize when he is doing his chores the night after lunch with Phoebe?
(a) If he does not say grace, he does not love his dead brother.
(b) If he does not say grace, there might be no heaven.
(c) If he does not say grace, he will be cursed.
(d) If he does not say grace, he will go to Hell.

3. What is the only reason Jack's father does not make good on his motorcycle fantasies?
(a) Because of what it would do to his wife and family.
(b) Because his family would not collect the life insurance.
(c) Because the farm has been in his family for generations.
(d) Because he would not be able to see his family in prison.

4. What finally ruins Jack's fantasy stories when he is driving the tractor in the field?
(a) Terror.
(b) Despair.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Sleep.

5. What is one of the story themes Jack uses again and again?
(a) Joining the police force and fighting criminals.
(b) Being a football player in college.
(c) Heroic battles with escaped convicts.
(d) Becoming a superhero.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his return, what does Dale Hawthorne do while he recites in public?

2. What does the person in the barn say to him while he is working with the cows?

3. Where does Jack feel a sense of belonging when he is working?

4. What does Jack notice as he takes a long sip from his drink during lunch?

5. How does Phoebe feel about having lunch with her brother?

(see the answer key)

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