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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part does Jack play in his made-up stories?
(a) The narrator describing the action.
(b) The hero of the stories.
(c) The superhero.
(d) All of the parts.

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

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

4. What is Phoebe doing in the kitchen when Jack comes in?
(a) Making chicken salad.
(b) Scrubbing the sink.
(c) Mopping the floor.
(d) Making cakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack's mother deal with her grief outwardly?

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

3. In the opening of the story, who dies in April?

4. What kind of motorcycle does Jack's father have?

5. For what is Dale Hawthorne well-known in his town?

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