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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pulls on the sleeve of Mother's nightgown after she is dead?
(a) Jack.
(b) Tom.
(c) Julie.
(d) Sue.

2. Where do Jack and Julie put Mother's body?
(a) In a wheel barrow.
(b) In the garden.
(c) Under a sledgehammer.
(d) In a trunk.

3. Why don't the children bury Mother in their garden?
(a) They can't carry her that far.
(b) It would be too conspicuous.
(c) There's no room in the garden.
(d) They hate the garden.

4. How many heart attacks does Jack's father have?
(a) Only one.
(b) At least two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. Who says there should be a funeral for Mother?
(a) Julie.
(b) Sue.
(c) Jack.
(d) Tom.

6. Who gives a science fiction novel as a birthday gift?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Derek.
(d) Father.

7. Who stares in silence when the dead mother rolls out of bed?
(a) Sue.
(b) Jack.
(c) Julie.
(d) Tom.

8. What are Julie's extracurricular activities?
(a) Band.
(b) Sports.
(c) Choir.
(d) Art.

9. In which specific extracurricular activity does Julie excel?
(a) Solo.
(b) Track.
(c) Painting.
(d) Marching.

10. What color swimsuit does the sunbather wear?
(a) Silver.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

11. What do Tom and Jack help their father move?
(a) Lots of weeds and debris from the garden.
(b) Cement bags.
(c) Bags of fertilizer.
(d) Heavy cement blocks.

12. Who is upset about the delivery made to Jack's house?
(a) Mother.
(b) Jack.
(c) Father.
(d) Tom.

13. What do Jack and Julie wrap their Mother in to carry her body downstairs?
(a) A tarp.
(b) A sheet.
(c) An old tent.
(d) Empty cement bags.

14. Who begins to resist the family game?
(a) Tom.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sue.
(d) Julie.

15. Who puts lotion on the sunbather?
(a) Julie.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jack.
(d) Sue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack do with the object he finds in the garden at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. What is Jack looking at in the garden in the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. Which character hangs out with bad girls?

4. What does Jack notice about the person he sees in the window when he returns home in Chapter 2?

5. Which character is two years younger than Jack?

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