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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does young Jack fake illness to leave school?
(a) Because kids were bullying him.
(b) To have his mother's full attention.
(c) To get out of doing an oral book report.
(d) To miss a test.

2. What is Father doing with Jack when he has his heart attack?
(a) Mixing fertilizer.
(b) Pouring cement.
(c) Building a tall wall.
(d) Moving groceries.

3. Why does one character think Mother is relieved when Father dies?
(a) Because she doesn't like him.
(b) Because he has so much less work now.
(c) Because he was self-centered.
(d) Because she was tired of taking care of him.

4. Who ridicules the person who refuses to watch Julie in her extracurricular activities?
(a) Julie herself.
(b) The rest of the family.
(c) Sue.
(d) Julie's instructor.

5. What is Sue's hobby?
(a) Singing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Praying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is upset about the delivery made to Jack's house?

2. What is distracting Jack from realizing his father's condition as the two work on a project together?

3. How many men show up at Jack's house with a delivery?

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

5. Which child leaves for school alone in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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