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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack notice about his sister as she is laying out the food?
(a) She is falling asleep from exhaustion.
(b) She is weak with hunger.
(c) She is smiling and acting like she is playing house.
(d) She is crying and very unhappy.

2. What does Jack bring with him each night when he returns from milking the cows?
(a) Eggs.
(b) A pail of milk.
(c) A carton of apples.
(d) His heavy coat.

3. When Jack opens the living room door, what is his father doing in the living room?
(a) Talking to Phoebe.
(b) Laughing with his brothers.
(c) Crying in his wife's lap.
(d) Asking about the farm.

4. On what does Jack concentrate in order to regain his composure after his painful thoughts?
(a) The sound of the birds in the trees.
(b) A comforting object like a dark, smooth stone.
(c) The horizon.
(d) The clouds in the sky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Phoebe's attitude as she carries the basket filled with lunch up to the field hands?

2. What is Jack indignant about when he is in the kitchen?

3. For what orchestra does Jack play?

4. How does Jack describe the memory of his brother's death?

5. Now that his father is home, what does Jack tell himself at night when he is alone?

(see the answer key)

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