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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the character who accidentally kills the child?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

2. What recitation of his father's does Jack recall as he suffers his anger and grief?
(a) Mark Antony's condemnation.
(b) Brutus' soliloquy.
(c) Silas Marner's monologue.
(d) Cicero's final speech.

3. What musical instrument does Jack's mother force on him?
(a) French horn.
(b) Violin.
(c) Flute.
(d) Guitar.

4. In the opening of the story, who dies in April?
(a) Dale Hawthorne.
(b) David Hawthorne.
(c) John Hawthorne.
(d) Daniel Hawthorne.

5. How does the narrator describe Jack's father before the accident?
(a) A gentle but stupid farmer.
(b) An unfatihful husband and a bad neighbor.
(c) A faithful husband and a fair minded, genial farmer.
(d) A reckless man with little control over his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is it when Jack brings in the herd from the upper pasture?

2. What is one habit Jack's father takes up after the accident?

3. What happens to Jack when he has painful thoughts on the tractor?

4. What is the name of the feed store?

5. When Jack's father is gone for days, who takes over the work of the farm?

(see the answer key)

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