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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not cry as they wait to tell the others about Mother's death?
(a) Tom.
(b) Sue.
(c) Jack.
(d) Julie.

2. Why is Jack told to stop his activity in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) No one wants to see him.
(b) Mother is getting a headache.
(c) It's an invasion of privacy.
(d) It isn't fair.

3. Who is Julie holding when Jack returns from the pool hall?
(a) Sue.
(b) Jack's dog.
(c) Tom.
(d) Derek.

4. Who volunteers to accompany Mother on her trips to the shops?
(a) Sue.
(b) Julie.
(c) Jack.
(d) Tom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the family "game" that the siblings play?

2. After his mother's death, what does Jack do each morning and afternoon?

3. Why does the sibling begin to resist the family game?

4. What does Jack do after the ambulance takes his father?

5. What do Sue, Julie and Jack do when the sheet won't cover Mother's head and feet?

(see the answer key)

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