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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day after Mother's death, who thinks they should tell someone?
(a) Tom.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sue.
(d) Julie.

2. Who is the parking valet guy at the pool hall?
(a) Greg.
(b) Chas.
(c) Derek.
(d) The owner.

3. Who is Jack holding when he falls asleep on the night Mother dies?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Julie.
(d) Derek.

4. Who hit Tom in Chapter 8 and made him cry?
(a) Derek.
(b) Julie.
(c) Jack.
(d) Sue.

5. What did Jack ask Sue to let him read in Chapter 8?
(a) A poem she wrote for school.
(b) Her new book.
(c) One of her old sci-fi books.
(d) Part of her diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives a science fiction novel as a birthday gift?

2. At what time do Julie and Jack finish making cement?

3. At what age did Derek start playing pool at his favorite hall?

4. Who begins to resist the family game?

5. Who is the first to tell someone that Mother has died?

(see the answer key)

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