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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack say as he is united with his father?
(a) "I have missed you."
(b) "I love you."
(c) "I hate you."
(d) "Welcome home."

2. What does Dale say to Jack as he is standing at the door?
(a) "I have missed you."
(b) "Forgive me."
(c) "My son."
(d) "Jackie."

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

4. What does Jack bring with him each night when he returns from milking the cows?
(a) Eggs.
(b) A pail of milk.
(c) A carton of apples.
(d) His heavy coat.

5. What poems does Jack's father recite in public now that he has returned home?
(a) "Bridge to Madison County" and "My Way."
(b) "Tomorrow's Bridge" and "This Too Will Pass."
(c) "I Lean on the Lord" and "Why Must This Be?"
(d) "The Weight of the World" and "Sufferers Be Still."

6. What does Yegudkin tell Jack of Russia and its power?
(a) He describes the display of weaponry, Russian cunning, and Napoleon.
(b) He describes the difference between communism and democracy.
(c) He describes Russian tanks, Siberia, and Czar Nicholi.
(d) He describes Kiev, Russian cities, and Russian politics.

7. What does Yegudkin look like?
(a) He is small and frail with a moustache.
(b) He is short and stocky with a red moustache.
(c) He is tall and thin with a silver moustache.
(d) He is muscular with black hair and a moustache.

8. To whom is Yegudkin giving the Alexander?
(a) To himself.
(b) To Jack.
(c) To one of his graduate students.
(d) To a new horn player.

9. How does Jack react to his father's exposing his family's writings?
(a) Jack gets very angry, but does not speak.
(b) Jack applauds loudly.
(c) Jack gets very angry and yells at his father.
(d) Jack stands up and leaves.

10. When Jack opens the living room door, what is his father doing in the living room?
(a) Crying in his wife's lap.
(b) Laughing with his brothers.
(c) Asking about the farm.
(d) Talking to Phoebe.

11. How does the graduate student react to his teacher's horn playing?
(a) He sits, arms crossed, dismayed.
(b) He sits, legs folded, and waits.
(c) He sits, hands in the air, stunned.
(d) He sits, hands on his knees, in a daze.

12. What does Jack notice about his father since his return home?
(a) HIs eyes not longer sparkle, and he does not have a actor's style.
(b) He does not like to talk to people anymore.
(c) He has lost his sense of humor.
(d) His eyes no longer work as well as they used to.

13. What happens when the Yegudkins are on their way to Siberia?
(a) They are returned to Kerensky.
(b) They are shot and left for dead.
(c) They are put in work camps.
(d) They are picked up by soldiers and brought to Kiev.

14. Where does Yegudkin's wife sit while he teaches?
(a) On the bench outside his door.
(b) In a rocking chair in his office.
(c) In a rocking chair in the library.
(d) On the bench outside the library.

15. How does the narrator describe the look in Yegudkin's eyes as he handles the Alexander?
(a) Madness, lust, or gluttony.
(b) Madness, joy, or confusion.
(c) Madness, excitement, or greed.
(d) Madness, anger, or resentment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Jack turn his head and look up while he is thinking and preparing the cows for milking in the barn?

3. On what day are Jack's music lessons?

4. When do Yegudkin and his wife leave Russia?

5. What does Jack use each night to take off his boots?

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