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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Father doing with Jack when he has his heart attack?
(a) Building a tall wall.
(b) Moving groceries.
(c) Mixing fertilizer.
(d) Pouring cement.

2. Who bought the item that Tom is wearing as Sue and Julie laugh?
(a) Mother before her death.
(b) One of Julie's boyfriends.
(c) Father.
(d) Julie.

3. How old is Jack when men show up at his house with a delivery?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

4. Which character is two years younger than Jack?
(a) Sue.
(b) Derek.
(c) Julie.
(d) Tom.

5. What does Jack find in the garden in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) A diary.
(b) A dead frog.
(c) His book.
(d) Sledgehammer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jack's hands begin to smell like in Chapter 9?

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

3. What is Sue's hobby?

4. What does Tom eat constantly after his mother dies?

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

(see the answer key)

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