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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who runs out of the room crying when the dead mother rolls out of bed?
(a) Jack.
(b) Tom.
(c) Julie.
(d) Sue.

2. Who thinks Mother is relieved that Father died?
(a) Derek.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sue.
(d) Tom.

3. Who does Derek tell Jack that he (Jack) is like?
(a) Sue.
(b) Tom.
(c) Himself.
(d) Julie.

4. Why doesn't Jack tell Julie what happened at the pool hall?
(a) She is too busy with Tom.
(b) She tells him it's past his bedtime.
(c) He is afraid she will seek revenge.
(d) She is mad and won't listen to him.

5. With whom does Jack want to avoid awkward conversations?
(a) Sue.
(b) Julie.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Jack to clean up before eating cake?

2. Who does not cry as they wait to tell the others about Mother's death?

3. Why does the sibling begin to resist the family game?

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

5. Who feels sick and wants to leave the pool hall?

(see the answer key)

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