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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Jack when men show up at his house with a delivery?
2. What does Jack find in the garden in the beginning of Chapter 4?
3. How old was Jack when he faked illness to leave school?
4. Who threatens the bully in Chapter 4?
5. Who notices increased acne but doesn't do anything about it?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the whole family attack Father verbally over a decision he made regarding Julie's extracurricular activities?
2. What does Jack notice about his mother when he sees her from a distance in Chapter 2?
3. 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?
4. What does Mother talk to Jack about one morning when she awakens him?
5. Why did Jack fake being sick when he was 8 and what happened when he got home?
6. Describe the social life of Jack's family.
7. What do Jack and his sisters do for fun on the night their parents argue in Chapter 1?
8. What does Julie tell Jack she imagines will happen between Father and Tom as Father's health declines?
9. When and why does the sexual game the three siblings play stop?
10. What do Jack's parents argue about in Chapter 1? What does his mother demand and what is his father's reaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the two oldest siblings and the two youngest ones.
Essay Topic 2
What are static and dynamic characters? Name the static and dynamic characters in this novel and discuss what about each makes them either static or dynamic.
Essay Topic 3
There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?
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