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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is two years younger than Jack?
(a) Derek.
(b) Tom.
(c) Julie.
(d) Sue.

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

3. Who tells Jack to clean up before eating cake?
(a) Sue.
(b) Mother.
(c) Julie.
(d) Father.

4. Who is the first to tell someone that Mother has died?
(a) Julie.
(b) Sue.
(c) Tom.
(d) Jack.

5. What is Julie afraid of after Mother's death?
(a) Being in charge.
(b) Flies.
(c) Getting cancer.
(d) Authorities splitting up the family.

6. As Mother's illness worsens, who maintains the house?
(a) Tom and Jack.
(b) Sue and Julie.
(c) Jack and Sue.
(d) Jack and Julie.

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

8. Who wants to invite friends over for a party?
(a) Tom.
(b) Julie.
(c) Sue.
(d) Jack.

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

10. What is the family "game" that the siblings play?
(a) Naked body exams.
(b) Spin the bottle.
(c) Truth or dare.
(d) Strip poker.

11. Who is obsessed with the garden?
(a) Jack.
(b) Julie.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

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

13. Who is Jack holding when he falls asleep on the night Mother dies?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Julie.
(d) Derek.

14. How old is Jack when men show up at his house with a delivery?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

15. Who gives a card with two pound notes as a birthday present?
(a) Mother.
(b) Julie.
(c) Tom.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which child actually brings friends home to play?

2. Who refuses to watch Julie in her extracurricular activities?

3. Where does Jack go after refusing to strip to be examined to play the sex game?

4. Where do Jack and Julie put Mother's body?

5. What is Jack doing as he plots what to do with Mother's body?

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