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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 Derek?

2. What does Derek do before leaving the house in Chapter 10?

3. Who does Derek tell Jack that he (Jack) is like?

4. What do the children eat for a week after their mother dies?

5. What does Julie say is dead in the basement?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Jack tell Julie about his conversations with Derek as soon as he returns home from the pool hall?

3. Describe Jack's recurring nightmare.

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

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

6. What sense does Jack experience after his mother's death? What does he say is lacking from that sense?

7. What is the conversation between Derek and Jack as they leave the pool hall?

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

9. How does the book end?

10. Why do Sue and Julie dress up Tom like a girl?

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

Analyze the characters Jack and Julie and their growth throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Define foil. Who is the foil of this novel and why?

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