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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men talk about while they are at the feed store?
(a) Jack and the accident.
(b) Their wives.
(c) Feed and grain.
(d) Democrats and the weather.

2. What does Jack realize he is doing as he gets close to his father?
(a) He is smiling at his mother.
(b) He is looking at Phoebe.
(c) He is staggering to the couch.
(d) He is crying like his father.

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

4. What does one of Betty's friends say to her about Jack?
(a) "My, what big hands he has!"
(b) "He has gotten so tall!"
(c) "This is your son, Betty?"
(d) "My, what long blond hair he has!"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yegudkin react to the question Jack asks him when Yegudkin has finished playing?

2. What is another thing Dale begins doing after being home for a month?

3. What does Jack know as he begins his walk down the street toward home?

4. How old is Jack's mother?

5. What is one of the story themes Jack uses again and again?

(see the answer key)

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