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

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

3. Which character hangs out with bad girls?
(a) Julie.
(b) Tom.
(c) Sue.
(d) Jack.

4. Who does not cry as they wait to tell the others about Mother's death?
(a) Julie.
(b) Tom.
(c) Sue.
(d) Jack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thinks Mother is relieved that Father died?

2. Who tells Jack to stop his activity in the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. Who tells Jack to clean up before eating cake?

4. Why does the sibling begin to resist the family game?

5. Who volunteers to accompany Mother on her trips to the shops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the garden after Father's first heart attack?

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

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

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

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

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. When and why does the sexual game the three siblings play stop?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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