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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the victim riding when he falls off and is run over?
(a) The tractor.
(b) The trailor.
(c) The cultipacker.
(d) The compactor.

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

3. How old is Jack's mother?
(a) 27.
(b) 43.
(c) 30.
(d) 34.

4. How does Jack come to feel about his raging on the tractor?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Proud.
(c) Happy that he is so much like his father.
(d) Hopeful of becoming an actor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference in Jack's stories before and after the accident?

2. What does one of Betty's friends say to her about Jack?

3. In Dale's story, whose skull is Lord Byron trying to make into a drinking cup?

4. Where does Jack sometimes find his father after the accident?

5. On what does Jack concentrate in order to regain his composure after his painful thoughts?

(see the answer key)

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