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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Jack's mother?
(a) 30.
(b) 34.
(c) 27.
(d) 43.

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

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

4. What does Jack do to try and block out the raging in his head?
(a) He pounds his fist on his head.
(b) He stomps his feet and screams.
(c) He grinds his teeth.
(d) He waves his hands at the sky.

5. In Dale's story, whose skull is Lord Byron trying to make into a drinking cup?
(a) Shakespeare's.
(b) Einstein's.
(c) King Richard's
(d) Shelley's.

6. What is the kitchen like in Jack's house?
(a) It is a mess from the wind storm.
(b) It is filled with people and the smell of food.
(c) It is empty and dark.
(d) It is painted a dark blue.

7. How does the narrator describe Jack's father before the accident?
(a) A gentle but stupid farmer.
(b) A faithful husband and a fair minded, genial farmer.
(c) An unfatihful husband and a bad neighbor.
(d) A reckless man with little control over his family.

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

9. What explanation does Jack give Phoebe at the beginning of lunch that puts her at rest?
(a) He has said grace in his head.
(b) He is happy with the lunch.
(c) He enjoys being just the two of them for lunch.
(d) He is a very neat eater.

10. At the time of the harvest, how long has Jack's father been gone?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

11. What is the difference in Jack's stories before and after the accident?
(a) Before they are of people; after they are of cows and horses.
(b) Before they are of superheroes; after they are of monsters.
(c) Before they were of conquest; after they are of guilt.
(d) Before they are of Attica prison breaks; after they are of movie stars.

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

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

14. What happens to Jack when he has painful thoughts on the tractor?
(a) He sobs and loses control of the tractor.
(b) He laughs it all off and drives the tractor home.
(c) He shakes in weakness and finally gets off the tractor to rest.
(d) He stops the tractor and goes home for something to eat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack's mother's support system after the accident?

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

3. When Jack stops for lunch after driving the tractor in the fields all morning, where does he sit?

4. What is Jack indignant about when he is in the kitchen?

5. Where did Jack's father perform?

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