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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, Ben.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role did Nancy play in Jack's life?
(a) She reminded him all of the things he did wrong with his life.
(b) She was his tutor since he couldn't attend school.
(c) She acted as a substitute mother to him.
(d) She guided him in running the farm.

2. What is Jack's state of mind when Mat arrives at the store?
(a) Jack is lecturing a group of men about farming.
(b) Jack is talking to his daughter in the store.
(c) Jack is lost in his thoughts.
(d) A man Mat has never seen before is speaking with Jack.

3. What happens when Jack sees Mat in the store?
(a) Jack introduces Mat to the man he is talking to.
(b) Jack does not immediately acknowledge that Mat has arrived.
(c) Jack stops his conversation and gets up and hugs Mat.
(d) Jack joins in the conversation about farming.

4. When did Jack's father die?
(a) Many years after Jack's mother died.
(b) Just days after Jack's mother died.
(c) One year to the day after Jacks mother died.
(d) Approximately two years after jacks mother died.

5. What is significant about Jasper Lathrope's store?
(a) It used to be owned by Jack's father.
(b) They sell state of the art tractors.
(c) It serves as a social center for Port Williams.
(d) A famous murder occured there.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jack feel about the mules?

2. Who is Nancy?

3. About how many years ago did the events of the memory occur?

4. What role did Ben play in Jack's life?

5. Which of the following statements best describes the mules?

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