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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Jack's mother before the accident?
(a) A cheerful woman who laughed and loved telling stories.
(b) A happy woman who was shy and retiring.
(c) A glum woman who always expected the worst.
(d) A sad woman who had suffered greatly in her life.

2. What finally ruins Jack's fantasy stories when he is driving the tractor in the field?
(a) Terror.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Despair.

3. What is Jack indignant about when he is in the kitchen?
(a) Everyone pretending eveything is ok.
(b) HIs mother is eating again.
(c) Everyone talking too loudly.
(d) He is the only one working this hard.

4. What kind of motorcycle does Jack's father have?
(a) Vespa.
(b) Kawasaki.
(c) Harley-Davidson 80.
(d) Honda.

5. What is Jack's mother's support system after the accident?
(a) Eating and watching television alone.
(b) Her many close, religious friends who visit often and care for her.
(c) Reading and writing poetry.
(d) She does not have one.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jack's mother?

2. What is the victim riding when he falls off and is run over?

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

4. While riding on the tractor, what things does Jack say about himself to himself?

5. What does Jack tell the girls of his made-up stories?

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