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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack notice as he takes a long sip from his drink during lunch?
(a) Phoebe looks like she wants to run away.
(b) Phoebe looks like she wants to scream at Jack.
(c) Phoebe looks like she wants to say something.
(d) Phoebe looks like she wants to cry.

2. How does Jack feel about his father now that Dale has been gone for three weeks?
(a) He is frightened and wants his father home.
(b) He does not want his father to come home until fall.
(c) He does not understand what his father is doing.
(d) He is both hateful and envious.

3. What does Jack think about while preparing the cow for the milking machine later in evening after his lunch with Phoebe?
(a) His school work.
(b) His father.
(c) His need to get away for awhile.
(d) His lack of friends.

4. Where does Jack sometimes find his father after the accident?
(a) Lyning in the hammock in the back field.
(b) Lying on the cow-barn floor crying.
(c) Lying on the couch watching tv.
(d) Lying in bed drinking.

5. How does Jack's mother comfort him and his sibling?
(a) By reading the Bible to them nightly.
(b) By taking them on long drives.
(c) By embracing them and giving constant praise and reassurance.
(d) By telling them the accident was not their fault.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Jack play in the orchestra?

2. What is one thing Dale does after being home a month?

3. After his return, what does Dale Hawthorne do while he recites in public?

4. What does Jack say to his father while he stands in the living room door?

5. Where do the Yegudkins live in America?

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