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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. What does Jack try to pull off of Tom at dinner one night in Chapter 9?
(a) A wig.
(b) His dress.
(c) His father's glasses.
(d) A bib.

2. After his mother's death, what does Jack do each morning and afternoon?
(a) Plays strip poker.
(b) Prays.
(c) Masturbate.
(d) Steals from the shops.

3. What does Tom wear while the others prepare dinner?
(a) Sue's skirt.
(b) His pajamas.
(c) Julie's bikini.
(d) Jack's hat.

4. What do the children eat for a week after their mother dies?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Pizza take-out.
(c) Chinese take-out.
(d) Hamburgers.

5. Where is Jack's mother in his nightmare?
(a) Under a bunch of empty cement bags.
(b) Sitting on his bed.
(c) Lying in bed with him.
(d) Sitting in an armchair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees Jack slam an object when he takes an angry walk through the garden?

2. What is Tom wearing while Sue and Julie laugh?

3. What positive effect does the smell of Jack's hands have?

4. What does Tom eat constantly after his mother dies?

5. What do Jack, Julie, and Tom go buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Three weeks after Mother's death, how does Sue spend her time?

2. What do the girls say about Jack and Tom's appearances when they are dressing Tom like a girl?

3. What is Derek's solution to covering the rotting smell? What do the kids tell him the smell is?

4. How is Tom's baby-like behavior affected by Julie's willingness to treat him like one?

5. Explain the incident involving a frog in the garden.

6. What is the conversation Derek has with the siblings over tea, after sealing the cracked cement?

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

8. Discuss the siblings' eating habits for the week following their mother's death.

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

10. Explain how Julie's punch of Jack turns into sex with him.

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