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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is Dale Hawthorne well-known in his town?
(a) His prize winning cows.
(b) His drunken fights.
(c) His poetry and his poetry readings.
(d) His drinking.

2. What other things does Dale read in public?
(a) Some of his journal entries from his son's death.
(b) Some of Phoebe's poems from second grade.
(c) Some of Jack's poetry written when he was younger.
(d) Some of his mother's journal entries during her son's death.

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

4. After the accident, what are the themes of Jack's stories?
(a) Self-sacrifice and redemption.
(b) Running away to desert islands.
(c) Super heroes and world domination.
(d) Murder and kidnapping.

5. When Jack's father is gone for days, who takes over the work of the farm?
(a) Jack and his uncles, nieghbors or cousins.
(b) Jack and his friends.
(c) Jack and hired help.
(d) Jack alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Jack's chores after the accident?

2. How does Jack come to feel about his raging on the tractor?

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

4. How does Jack feel about his father now that Dale has been gone for three weeks?

5. Since his return home, what about Dale's public readings does Jack disdain?

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