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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rule for football players did Jack have difficulty following?
(a) A student must volunteer at the soup kitchen.
(b) A student has to have passing grades.
(c) A student cannot drink alcohol.
(d) A student cannot smoke.

2. How did Jack's father die?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He had cancer.
(d) His car was hit by a train.

3. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Pat Arbuckle.
(b) Fred Porter.
(c) Chick Weber.
(d) Phil Simmons.

4. What did the person in #46 find it difficult to do?
(a) Try out for sports.
(b) Leave for college.
(c) Offer condolences to Jack.
(d) Ask a girl on a date.

5. What type of relationship does the girl in #75 want with Jack?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Business.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of the people in Holt feel _________________ about Jack Burdette.

2. What is the reason for Jack's trip to the city in #84?

3. What kind of behavior does Wanda Jo exhibit after she hears the news about Jack?

4. What does the wife of the person in #8 want him to do?

5. What is the sheriff doing when he gets a call about Jack Burdette?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Nora Kramer and what are her personality traits?

2. What does Ralph Bird do when he spots Jack back in Holt?

3. How does the sheriff treat Jack when he finds him?

4. How does Jack's childhood behavior mirror the environment in his home?

5. Why did Jack move out of his mother's house after his father died?

6. Who does Pat marry, and what is their early married life like?

7. How was Jack's father killed?

8. What negative behavior characteristics does Jack show through his actions?

9. What information does the author reveal about Jack Burdette at the beginning of the novel?

10. Compare and contrast Pat and Jack's perspectives on the college experience.

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