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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds Mother dead?
(a) Tom.
(b) Julie.
(c) Jack.
(d) Sue.

2. With whom does Jack want to avoid awkward conversations?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Julie.
(d) Mother.

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

4. Who tries to lighten the conversation in the pool hall when someone gets upset?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jack and Derek.
(c) Chas, Derek, and Greg.
(d) Chas and Greg.

5. What object is the focus of Jack's nightmares?
(a) Cement bag.
(b) Trunk.
(c) Sledgehammer.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is obsessed with the garden?

3. What is Tom wearing when Derek arrives in Chapter 7?

4. How old is Derek?

5. What does Derek drive?

(see the answer key)

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