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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What finally ruins Jack's fantasy stories when he is driving the tractor in the field?
2. How old is the character who accidentally kills the child?
3. When Jack approaches the berry bushes, what does he notice escaping from them?
4. When Jack stops for lunch after driving the tractor in the fields all morning, where does he sit?
5. Who is working and helping to harvest the fields with Jack?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Jack begins to play the French horn in earnest. Why does he do this? Where does he practice?
3. As Jack rides the tractor after the accident and tells his stories of woe, how does he react to who he has become?
4. 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?
5. The narrator provides only two comments about the dead child, David. What are the comments? Do they tell us anything about the child?
6. The narrator explains that Dale Hawthorne "trades off his sorrow for the sorrows of others." What does he mean by this?
7. What is Jack's "black memory"? What sounds and sights does Jack relive in his black memory?
8. Jack has a nightly routine upon entering the house. What is that routine? What seems different to him on this evening?
9. How does Jack respond to working with his uncles? How does he spend his time?
10. Although Jack's morning routines are pleasant, his guilt creeps into his day and the illusions of the morning are shattered. How does he behave as the day continues? What changes for him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As Yegudkin plays the horn, Jack is carried away by the man's skill and art. Describe the scene, and discuss the images used to describe Yegudkin's playing.
Essay Topic 2
The narrator, when talking about the stories Jack tells aloud based on his fantasies, states "the lie was too obvious, the manipulation of shame to buy love." What does he mean by this statement? How does it apply to Dale Hawthorne?
Essay Topic 3
Based on the various pieces of information and historical references, approximately when does this story take place? Justify your answer.
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