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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the serious talk that Jack gets at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Getting a job.
(b) Girls.
(c) Finances.
(d) Masturbation.

2. Who begins to resist the family game?
(a) Tom.
(b) Jack.
(c) Julie.
(d) Sue.

3. Who has a serious talk with Jack at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Julie.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Derek.

4. Who is Julie holding when Jack returns from the pool hall?
(a) Derek.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jack's dog.
(d) Sue.

5. Why does one character think Mother is relieved when Father dies?
(a) Because she doesn't like him.
(b) Because he has so much less work now.
(c) Because she was tired of taking care of him.
(d) Because he was self-centered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't the children bury Mother in their garden?

2. Who wants to invite friends over for a party?

3. Where is Jack's mother in his nightmare?

4. Where do Jack and Julie make cement?

5. Which child is not told upon arriving home from school that Mother is dead?

(see the answer key)

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