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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musical instrument does Jack's mother force on him?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Flute.
(c) French horn.
(d) Violin.

2. When Jack is on the tractor and a storm begins, what does he do?
(a) Goes to the barn and takes a nap.
(b) Drives home like a dog in flight.
(c) Rides to the edge of the field and waits for the storm to be over.
(d) Gets off and sits under a tree.

3. 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 wants a napkin.
(d) If he needs more to drink.

4. What is Jack referring to when he says "it was what life ought to be, what he'd once believed it was."?
(a) Life should be lived to the fullest, now he is stuck on a farm.
(b) Life on the farm was a struggle, and now things seeem better.
(c) Life on the farm was good and simple before he killed his brother.
(d) Life should be easy and he does not know why it is not easy now.

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

6. What does Jack finally contemplate while riding on the tractor telling his stories?
(a) Murder.
(b) Escape.
(c) Suicide.
(d) College.

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

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

9. What is the victim riding when he falls off and is run over?
(a) The compactor.
(b) The cultipacker.
(c) The trailor.
(d) The tractor.

10. What is Phoebe doing in the kitchen when Jack comes in?
(a) Making cakes.
(b) Scrubbing the sink.
(c) Mopping the floor.
(d) Making chicken salad.

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

12. What sound does Jack remember from the accident?
(a) The crack of his brother's skull.
(b) His sister's scream.
(c) The sound of heavy equipment.
(d) The thunder following the lightening strike.

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

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

15. How does Jack describe the memory of his brother's death?
(a) An unforgettable memory.
(b) A sad memory.
(c) A black memory.
(d) An ugly memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack tell the girls of his made-up stories?

2. What can Jack hear from the other workers sitting at the other lunch site?

3. How does Jack feel when he is in the barn with the cows and other animals?

4. After the accident, what are the themes of Jack's stories?

5. What kinds of things does Jack's mother insist her children do?

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