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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jack's father blame for his son's death?
(a) His wife.
(b) Himself.
(c) God.
(d) The tractor.

2. How does Jack come to feel about his raging on the tractor?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Proud.
(c) Happy that he is so much like his father.
(d) Hopeful of becoming an actor.

3. How does the narrator describe Jack's mother before the accident?
(a) A cheerful woman who laughed and loved telling stories.
(b) A glum woman who always expected the worst.
(c) A happy woman who was shy and retiring.
(d) A sad woman who had suffered greatly in her life.

4. What does Jack find off of the cow path?
(a) Blueberries and raspberries.
(b) Huckleberries and blackberries.
(c) Cherries and apples.
(d) Cherries and red raspberries.

5. What kinds of things does Jack's mother insist her children do?
(a) School, chores, music lessons, and art lessons.
(b) Music lessons, school, church groups and chores.
(c) School, tennis lessons, chores, and laundry.
(d) Music lessons, playdates with friends and early bedtimes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A few nights after his lunch with Phoebe, what does Jack notice when he comes into the kitchen after work one evening?

3. What do his co-workers accept about Dale Hawthorne since his son has died?

4. What recitation of his father's does Jack recall as he suffers his anger and grief?

5. What does Mrs. Hawthorne do as she talks about Jack's horn playing?

(see the answer key)

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