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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In school, no teacher would agree to have Jack in her class for more than ____________________.
(a) a month.
(b) a week.
(c) a day.
(d) a year.

2. Who is the character who drives into town at the beginning of the novel?
(a) John Hall.
(b) Phil Thorpe.
(c) Pat Harrison.
(d) Jack Burdette.

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Jack as a student?
(a) Attentive.
(b) Less than ideal.
(c) Eager.
(d) Scholarly.

4. Who was the son of the owner of the town's newspaper?
(a) Paul Arbuckle.
(b) Pat Arbuckle.
(c) Peter Arbuckle.
(d) Phil Arbuckle.

5. In what state does the novel take place?
(a) California.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arizona.
(d) New Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of the year did Jack's father die?

2. How did Jack's father die?

3. In what year did Jack's father die?

4. What is a quality that Jack possesses?

5. Why did Jack become a hero in Holt?

(see the answer key)

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