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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Hunger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Hannah Coulter's first husband?
(a) Virgil Coulter.
(b) Nathan Feltner.
(c) Virgil Feltner.
(d) Nathan Coulter.

2. When Hannah transports her children, who greets them at their destination?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Jack.
(d) Mat.

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

4. What is a horse breaker?
(a) A person who trains a horse and makes it fit for whatever kind of work it is supposed to do.
(b) Someone who teaches people to saddle horses.
(c) A veterinary specialist who kills horses that are dying.
(d) A rancher who can separate a large group of wild horses.

5. Which phrase best describes the beginning of Jack's marriage to his wife?
(a) Founded on respect.
(b) Flawed from the start.
(c) Match made in heaven.
(d) Founded on love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jack get frustrated with Will?

2. What invitation does Mat extend to Jack once in the store?

3. What would Jack do after his time off?

4. As he rests and recalls his stillborn son, what does Jack remember hoping about that event?

5. When the novel opens, where is Jack standing?

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