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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 raves about Derek after his dinner visit in Chapter 7?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Julie.
(d) Jack.

2. What do Jack, Julie, and Tom go buy?
(a) Air fresheners.
(b) Tea.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A packet of cement.

3. In Chapter 9, how is Tom acting?
(a) Like a baby.
(b) Like an old woman.
(c) Like a girl.
(d) Like an old man.

4. What is Derek's economic status?
(a) He is a professional pool player.
(b) He has a job as a grocery clerk.
(c) He is also poor.
(d) He is rich.

5. What does Sue say is causing the faint smell in the house?
(a) Mother.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Jack's dog.
(d) Rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who applies the seal to the trunk?

2. Why don't Tom's friends tease him about what he is wearing while the other siblings prepare dinner?

3. How much did the item cost that Tom is wearing as Sue and Julie laugh?

4. Who does Julie confide in about her all night dates with Derek?

5. What does Derek drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jack's science fiction novel about and what question does Jack pose regarding it?

2. What happened to the children when they were left alone one time previously?

3. When he asks to do so, why won't Sue let Jack read excerpts from her diary?

4. What does Derek say and how does he act when he catches Julie and Jack naked together?

5. Three weeks after Mother's death, how does Jack spend his time?

6. How does the book end?

7. Describe Jack's recurring nightmare.

8. Discuss the conversation Derek strikes up at the pool hall when he starts playing.

9. Jack thinks his hands smell like rotten meat. What does he do? What is really causing the smell?

10. Discuss the owners of the pool hall's relationship with Derek. Why does he play for free?

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