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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Phoebe's attitude as she carries the basket filled with lunch up to the field hands?
(a) She is annoyed by the insects flying in her face.
(b) She is delighted and runs up the hill.
(c) She is obviously frustrated and does not want to walk up the hill.
(d) She sees nothing unreasonable about lugging the basket up the hill.

2. How old is the youngest child at the time of the accident?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

3. In the opening of the story, who dies in April?
(a) Daniel Hawthorne.
(b) John Hawthorne.
(c) Dale Hawthorne.
(d) David Hawthorne.

4. When does Jack feel almost happy and content?
(a) When asleep in his bed.
(b) When visiting at the dinner table with his family
(c) When riding and singing on the tractor.
(d) When walking in the sunrise to bring in the herd.

5. After the accident, what are the themes of Jack's stories?
(a) Self-sacrifice and redemption.
(b) Super heroes and world domination.
(c) Running away to desert islands.
(d) Murder and kidnapping.

6. What is Phoebe doing in the kitchen when Jack comes in?
(a) Making cakes.
(b) Scrubbing the sink.
(c) Making chicken salad.
(d) Mopping the floor.

7. How does Jack behave toward his father and his uncles while working?
(a) He is quiet and aloof.
(b) He is angry and yelling.
(c) He is bored and disinterested.
(d) He is funny and entertaining.

8. What is in the basket Phoebe brings to Jack?
(a) Chicken, biscuits, carrots and ranch dip.
(b) Ham sandwiches and fresh fruit.
(c) Tuna, bread and cookies.
(d) Chicken, rolls, celery and salt.

9. What is one thing Jack's father thinks about when riding his motorcycle?
(a) Committing suicide.
(b) Selling the farm and moving away.
(c) Committing murder.
(d) Leaving his wife and family for another woman.

10. While riding on the tractor, what things does Jack say about himself to himself?
(a) He is guilty but feels better each day.
(b) He is spiritually defective and evil.
(c) He should never have been driving the tractor in the first place.
(d) He is almost a teeneager and has his whole life ahead of him.

11. How much time has passed between David's death and harvest time in the fields?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) Three years.

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

13. What does Jack finally contemplate while riding on the tractor telling his stories?
(a) Escape.
(b) Murder.
(c) College.
(d) Suicide.

14. What month is it when Jack sits under the tree with Phoebe and has lunch?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) June.

15. How old is the character who accidentally kills the child?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of man is Jack's father?

2. How far is the Hawthorne farm from the nearest house?

3. What is the name of the feed store?

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

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

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