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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character says he/she is bullied by a kid at school?
(a) Jack.
(b) Tom.
(c) Sue.
(d) Julie.

3. Who knew that that Mother was dying?
(a) Jack.
(b) Julie.
(c) Tom.
(d) Sue.

4. What does Jack find in the garden in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Sledgehammer.
(b) A dead frog.
(c) His book.
(d) A diary.

5. How many men show up at Jack's house with a delivery?
(a) 12.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

7. The day after Mother's death, who thinks they should tell someone?
(a) Sue.
(b) Jack.
(c) Julie.
(d) Tom.

8. Who threatens the bully in Chapter 4?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jack.
(d) Julie.

9. What is Jack doing as he plots what to do with Mother's body?
(a) Singing.
(b) Masturbating.
(c) Reading.
(d) Crying.

10. Who tells Jack to stop his activity in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Tom.
(b) Sue.
(c) Mother.
(d) Julie.

11. Who gives cleaning utensils as a birthday present?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sue.
(c) Julie.
(d) Father.

12. Who thinks Mother is relieved that Father died?
(a) Sue.
(b) Derek.
(c) Tom.
(d) Jack.

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

14. At what time do Julie and Jack finish making cement?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 2 a.m.

15. Where do the men drop the delivery they take to Jack's house?
(a) Garden.
(b) Cellar.
(c) Back porch.
(d) Kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does one character think Mother is relieved when Father dies?

2. How old was Jack when he faked illness to leave school?

3. Which character is two years younger than Jack?

4. Where do Jack and Julie make cement?

5. What is Julie afraid of after Mother's death?

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