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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cause of the recent change Jacob discusses?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) His brother's joining the military.
(c) His sister being kidnapped.
(d) A particular event related to his grandfather.

2. What happens to Jacob's grandfather as he ages?
(a) He becomes more and more volatile.
(b) His arthritis worsens.
(c) His dementia worsens.
(d) He becomes more and more withdrawn.

3. Where do Jacob and his father stay on the island?
(a) The Porpoise Inn.
(b) The Do Drop Inn.
(c) The Spindrift.
(d) The Priest's Hole Inn.

4. Who is Abe?
(a) Jacob's grandfather.
(b) The name Jacob uses at school.
(c) Jacob's great uncle.
(d) Jacob's brother.

5. Who do the police send to work with Jacob?
(a) A grief counselor.
(b) No one.
(c) A police artist.
(d) A private detective..

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jacob get to where his grandfather lives?

2. What does Jacob say has recently changed in the novel’s Prologue?

3. What does Jacob learn about "the Home" when he arrives on the island?

4. Why does Abe go to a special school when he is young?

5. What is Jacob's job in his family's business?

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