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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is stripped and examined by kids as part of a game?
(a) Julie.
(b) Sue.
(c) Jack.
(d) Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatens the bully in Chapter 4?

2. Why is Jack told to stop his activity in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

4. Which character hangs out with bad girls?

5. What is distracting Jack from realizing his father's condition as the two work on a project together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother talk to Jack about one morning when she awakens him?

2. Describe the social life of Jack's family.

3. What does the family do to celebrate Jack's birthday?

4. What birthday request does Jack make that gets denied by his mother?

5. Where does the family celebrate Jack's birthday and why?

6. What do Julie and Jack do with sand and how long does it take?

7. What happens when it is Jack's turn in the game he plays with his sisters on the night their parents argue in Chapter 1?

8. Who is present during Father's final heart attack and why is it initially unnoticed?

9. What discussion does Mother have with Jack when she calls him to her bedside?

10. What happens when Tom points out his bully to Jack?

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