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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jack when he is making up his stories?
(a) In the shower.
(b) Sitting in his bed at night.
(c) Milking the cows.
(d) Riding on the tractor at work.

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

3. What sight does Jack see when he remembers his brother's death?
(a) The cultipacker stalling when it hits his brother.
(b) The brake on the tractor.
(c) The evening sky.
(d) The cultipacker rolling over his brother's body.

4. When Jack cannot make his good feelings last, what does he do?
(a) He beats the cows.
(b) He throws stones at the cows.
(c) He screams at the cows.
(d) He runs to the barn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack feel when he is in the barn with the cows and other animals?

2. To whom does Jack confide in and tell his tractor stories?

3. What does Jack become aware of about himself as he sits under the tree with Phoebe?

4. What does Jack drink from the thermos Phoebe brings him?

5. What does Jack see as he starts up the tractor after lunch to go back to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. With practice Jack is able to have major accomplishments with his horn playing. What are some of those accomplishments? Which ones seem especially important?

2. While Jack is sitting with Phoebe under the tree at lunchtime, he senses she wants to say something to him. How does he react? What might Phoebe wanted to talk about with her brother?

3. When Jack comes into the house after work and finds the kitchen empty and the living room door closed, he opens the door to walk into the living room. Describe the scene Jack finds when he opens the door.

4. When Jack and Phoebe are having lunch and Jack does not want to say grace, he notices that Phoebe's eyes grow large with alarm. The narrator says, "and, though he did not know why, his heart gave a jump." Why does Jack's heart jump when he sees how frighted Phoebe is?

5. When Dale looks up to the door and sees Jack, what does Dale say to his son? How does Jack respond to his father?

6. What does Jack ask Yegudkin after he plays, and how does the teacher respond?

7. Later in the evening following their lunch, Jack comes to understand about why Phoebe is alarmed about his not saying grace before eating. What does he realize grace means to Phoebe?

8. What does Yegudkin say about the fact that he is now too deaf to play in an orchestra?

9. What do we know about Yegudkin's wife? What does she look like? What does she do?

10. How does Jack respond to working with his uncles? How does he spend his time?

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