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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jack indignant about when he is in the kitchen?
(a) HIs mother is eating again.
(b) Everyone pretending eveything is ok.
(c) He is the only one working this hard.
(d) Everyone talking too loudly.

2. What does Jack do while riding on the tractor?
(a) He dreams of better times with his family.
(b) He replays the accident scene again and again.
(c) He plans his escape from his family.
(d) He worries about his mother.

3. How does Jack respond to Phoebe's question at the beginning of lunch?
(a) "Not really."
(b) "No thank you."
(c) "I'd rather be alone."
(d) "I am fine for now."

4. As Jack walks down the road, what is on his right?
(a) Newly cultivated corn.
(b) Apple orchards.
(c) Blueberries and blackberries.
(d) Alfalfa and wheat.

5. What time of day is it when Jack brings in the herd from the upper pasture?
(a) Late evening.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Midday.

6. What kinds of things does Jack's mother insist her children do?
(a) School, tennis lessons, chores, and laundry.
(b) School, chores, music lessons, and art lessons.
(c) Music lessons, playdates with friends and early bedtimes.
(d) Music lessons, school, church groups and chores.

7. When Jack approaches the berry bushes, what does he notice escaping from them?
(a) Finches.
(b) Cardinals.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Bluebirds.

8. What is one thing Jack's father thinks about when riding his motorcycle?
(a) Selling the farm and moving away.
(b) Leaving his wife and family for another woman.
(c) Committing suicide.
(d) Committing murder.

9. What does Phoebe ask Jack as he begins his lunch?
(a) If he wants to join the others.
(b) If he wants to say grace.
(c) If he needs more to drink.
(d) If he wants a napkin.

10. 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.

11. How does Phoebe feel about having lunch with her brother?
(a) She is happy to get out of the house and away from her chores.
(b) She is sad to see Jack sitting all alone.
(c) She is disappointed her mother does not join them.
(d) She is angry that she has to carry the heavy basket up the hill.

12. How old is the character who accidentally kills the child?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

13. As Jack walks down the road, what is on his left?
(a) Ready to harvest wheat.
(b) Newly cultivated corn.
(c) Alfalfa and soybeans.
(d) Vineyards.

14. How far is the Hawthorne farm from the nearest house?
(a) One mile.
(b) Five miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Half a mile.

15. What kind of motorcycle does Jack's father have?
(a) Kawasaki.
(b) Harley-Davidson 80.
(c) Honda.
(d) Vespa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Jack sometimes find his father after the accident?

3. What is Phoebe's job after everyone has finished with lunch?

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

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

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