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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack notice about the person he sees in the window when he returns home in Chapter 2?
(a) She is prettier than he realized.
(b) She has a strange mole on her shoulder.
(c) He seems depressed.
(d) She seems depressed.

2. Who is the first to see that one of the siblings is writing to their dead Mother?
(a) Julie.
(b) Sue.
(c) Jack.
(d) Tom.

3. Why do the girls dress up Tom?
(a) To trick Jack.
(b) Julie thinks it will make him happy.
(c) Just to harass him.
(d) To teach him a lesson.

4. What do Sue, Julie and Jack do when the sheet won't cover Mother's head and feet?
(a) Cry.
(b) Get another one.
(c) Giggle.
(d) Scream.

5. Who is the first to tell someone that Mother has died?
(a) Julie.
(b) Tom.
(c) Sue.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is two years younger than Jack?

2. Who begins to resist the family game?

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

4. What is the subject of the serious talk that Jack gets at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. Why does young Jack fake illness to leave school?

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