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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the feed store?
(a) Q.E.D.
(b) G.L.F.
(c) F.G.L.
(d) L.L.G.

2. What are Jack's chores after the accident?
(a) He works the farm land and equipment.
(b) He runs errands.
(c) He collects the eggs.
(d) He paints the barn.

3. How old is Phoebe when we see her bringing lunch to her brother Jack?
(a) Nine.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

4. What does Jack do to try and block out the raging in his head?
(a) He waves his hands at the sky.
(b) He grinds his teeth.
(c) He stomps his feet and screams.
(d) He pounds his fist on his head.

5. How old is the youngest child at the time of the accident?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

6. How old is the child when he dies?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

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

8. To whom does Jack confide in and tell his tractor stories?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His uncle.
(c) No one.
(d) Phoebe.

9. When does Jack feel almost happy and content?
(a) When visiting at the dinner table with his family
(b) When riding and singing on the tractor.
(c) When asleep in his bed.
(d) When walking in the sunrise to bring in the herd.

10. After the accident, what are the themes of Jack's stories?
(a) Murder and kidnapping.
(b) Self-sacrifice and redemption.
(c) Super heroes and world domination.
(d) Running away to desert islands.

11. What month is it when Jack sits under the tree with Phoebe and has lunch?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) May.

12. What is Jack's response to what he sees as he starts up the tractor after lunch with Phoebe?
(a) He quickly drives the tractor away.
(b) He waves to the other men as he drives off.
(c) He blushes and turns away.
(d) He touches his straw hat.

13. What is the only reason Jack's father does not make good on his motorcycle fantasies?
(a) Because of what it would do to his wife and family.
(b) Because the farm has been in his family for generations.
(c) Because he would not be able to see his family in prison.
(d) Because his family would not collect the life insurance.

14. What does Jack use to push the manure in the barn into the gutters?
(a) A metal trowel.
(b) A push broom.
(c) A blunt wooden scraper.
(d) A long handled shovel.

15. Where did Jack's father perform?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The Grange.
(c) The theatre hall.
(d) An outdoor theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jack when he has painful thoughts on the tractor?

2. How does Jack behave toward his father and his uncles while working?

3. What does Jack see as he starts up the tractor after lunch to go back to work?

4. What does Jack find off of the cow path?

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

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