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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. What recitation of his father's does Jack recall as he suffers his anger and grief?
(a) Brutus' soliloquy.
(b) Mark Antony's condemnation.
(c) Silas Marner's monologue.
(d) Cicero's final speech.

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

3. When Jack approaches the berry bushes, what does he notice escaping from them?
(a) Finches.
(b) Bluebirds.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Cardinals.

4. When Jack stops for lunch after driving the tractor in the fields all morning, where does he sit?
(a) Under the overhang on the barn.
(b) With his cousins.
(c) In the shade of an oak tree.
(d) In the shade of an elm away from the others.

5. What is Jack referring to when he says "it was what life ought to be, what he'd once believed it was."?
(a) Life on the farm was a struggle, and now things seeem better.
(b) Life should be lived to the fullest, now he is stuck on a farm.
(c) Life on the farm was good and simple before he killed his brother.
(d) Life should be easy and he does not know why it is not easy now.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part does Jack play in his made-up stories?

2. How old is the child when he dies?

3. What is Phoebe's job after everyone has finished with lunch?

4. Who does Jack's father blame for his son's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Now that his father is home to stay, what does Jack with his free time. Why?

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

3. How do Jack's family and his mother's friends view his passionate interest in his horn? Are they concerned? Why?

4. When Jack first opens the door and sees his family gathered around his father, his aunt says to him, "It's all over. Your father is home." What does she mean by this?

5. Describe the Hawthorne family farm that Jack works on a year and a half later. What has changed? What remains the same?

6. Where does Jack find peace and solace? With whom does he talk?

7. When Jack leaves his lesson with Yegudkin, where does he go?

8. 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.

9. What conclusion does Jack come to about himself after realizing he does not love people as well as he should? How does he react to his own conclusions?

10. What is Jack's first reaction when he sees his father and what is occurring in the living room? Why can he not act on his impulse to run?

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