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

2. Who has a serious talk with Jack at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Derek.
(b) Mother.
(c) Julie.
(d) Father.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is mad to find that Mother has been sick for a while?

2. Who wants Jack to strip to be examined to play the sex game?

3. How old is Jack when men show up at his house with a delivery?

4. Who gives a science fiction novel as a birthday gift?

5. Who notices increased acne but doesn't do anything about it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack release tension in the garden at the beginning of Chapter 4? Why does he stop?

2. Why did Jack fake being sick when he was 8 and what happened when he got home?

3. What happens when Julie covers Mother's body with a sheet?

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

5. 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?

6. Why does the whole family attack Father verbally over a decision he made regarding Julie's extracurricular activities?

7. Why is Tom tired of being a boy?

8. After they go back inside the house, what plans for Mother's body do the three older siblings discuss?

9. Discuss the dialog between Julie and Jack when Julie tells him that Mother has died.

10. When the children are in the garden discussing what to now that Mother has died, what specifically do they discuss?

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