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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since his father has returned home, what does Jack do late at night?
(a) He dreams of joining the army.
(b) He goes up to the haymow or the orchard and plays his horn.
(c) He calls his old school friends on the phone.
(d) He takes his father's motorcycle and rides into town.

2. What bus does Jack take to his music lessons?
(a) The Newark Express.
(b) The Greenbus.
(c) The Bluebue.
(d) The Express.

3. How old is Phoebe when we see her bringing lunch to her brother Jack?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Fifteen.

4. What do his co-workers accept about Dale Hawthorne since his son has died?
(a) His father's refusal to work during harvest.
(b) HIs father's ways of handling his brother's death.
(c) His father's drinking.
(d) His father's death.

5. On what does Jack concentrate in order to regain his composure after his painful thoughts?
(a) The clouds in the sky.
(b) The horizon.
(c) The sound of the birds in the trees.
(d) A comforting object like a dark, smooth stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jack when he is making up his stories?

2. When Jack enters his home after riding the tractor home in the thunderstorm, how does he behave?

3. For what orchestra does Jack play?

4. What does Phoebe ask Jack as he begins his lunch?

5. How does Jack react to his father's exposing his family's writings?

(see the answer key)

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