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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time has passed between David's death and harvest time in the fields?
(a) Six months.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

2. At the time of the harvest, how long has Jack's father been gone?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

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

4. How does Jack feel when he is in the barn with the cows and other animals?
(a) He feels remorseful and guilty.
(b) He feels at home and almost pleasant.
(c) He feels lonely and frightened.
(d) He feels confused and anxious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jack walks down the road, what is on his left?

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

3. How old is the youngest child at the time of the accident?

4. How old is Phoebe when we see her bringing lunch to her brother Jack?

5. What have his co-workers accepted about Jack when he stops working for lunch?

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