SparkNotes: This Boy's Life: Quiz

In whose honor does Toby change his name to Jack?

(A) His father

(B) His brother

(C) Jack Henry

(D) Jack London

What does Sister James tell Jack while they are in the kitchen?

(A) That as a child she was a backbiter and a thief

(B) That she thinks he is not living up to his potential

(C) That she is disappointed in him for not making confession

(D) That she plans to punish him for misusing his bow and arrow in archery class

What does jack do after he shoots the squirrel?

(A) He skins it and wears it as a hat

(B) He asks his mother to fry it for dinner

(C) He buries it in the back yard

(D) He throws it in a dumpster so that he won't get in trouble

Why does Jack want to go to Phoenix?

(A) Because his girlfriend lives there

(B) Because his pen pal lives there

(C) Because his father lives there

(D) Because he knows his mother will find a job there

What does Jack fantasize about Annette from the Mickey Mouse Club?

(A) Taking her a candlelit dinner and a walk by the beach

(B) Marrying her

(C) Taking a tour of the show's set and getting a chance to meet the rest of the cast

(D) Suffering debilitating accident in front of her house

What kind of people does Terry Silver like to prank call?

(A) People with Chinese-sounding last names

(B) People with Jewish-sounding last names

(C) Their school principal

(D) The girl that Jack has a crush on

What two things does Gil promise to give Jack?

(A) A hamburger lunch and an English racer bicycle

(B) A dish of nuts and a lollipop

(C) A trip to the beach and a new record player

(D) A bottle of whiskey and a pack of cigarettes

In what condition is the house that Rosemary buys with Kathy and Marian?

(A) Ugly and dilapidated

(B) Haunted

(C) In perfect condition

(D) Infested with rats and cockroaches

What reason does Dwight give for his poor performance in the turkey shoot?

(A) That he injured his finger earlier that day

(B) That Jack's rifle is of very poor quality

(C) That he forgot to wear his glasses

(D) That it has been a long time since his last target practice

What is Jack's punishment for writing an obscenity on the bathroom wall?

(A) Two week's suspension

(B) He is not punished

(C) He has to scrub the toilets in the boy's room and paint over the obscenity

(D) He is expelled

On the drive to Chinook with Jack, what animal does Dwight intentionally run over?

(A) A Squirrel

(B) A toad

(C) A snake

(D) A beaver

Among his classmates, how is Arthur regarded?

(A) As a sissy

(B) As a Jerk

(C) As a bookworm

(D) As a brown-noser

How is Skipper's 1949 Ford destroyed?

(A) He drives drunk and crashes it into another vehicle

(B) He drops his cigarette beneath the seat and the car alights

(C) He gets caught in a sandstorm on his way to Mexico

(D) He smashes into a wall during a drag race

How does Jack spend the eighty dollars he planned to use to run away?

(A) He is conned out of the money in a carnival game

(B) He buys alcohol and gets drunk

(C) He is robbed at gun-point on his way to the bus station

(D) He donates it to a charity for battered women and children.

Who is Champion?

(A) The instructor Dwight hires to prepare Jack for his fight in the smoker

(B) Jack's archenemy in school

(C) The dog Dwight pays for with Jack's Winchester rifle

(D) A kind man who teaches Jack how to defend himself against Arthur

What are Dwight and Jack arguing over when Rosemary decides to send Jack to live with the Bolgers'?

(A) Whether or not Jack can go away to private school

(B) Jack's Saturday night curfew

(C) The contents of a jar of mustard

(D) A twelve-pound barbecued chicken

What do Jack and Chuck steal from the Welch farm?

(A) Vegetables and fruits from the farm

(B) A rack of hunting rifles

(C) Eighty dollars in cash

(D) Gasoline

For what crime is Chuck threatened with jail time?

(A) Dealing marijuana

(B) Underage drinking

(C) Rape

(D) Statutory rape

Who marries Tina Flood?

(A) Chuck

(B) Jack

(C) Huff

(D) Psycho

What does Jack steal from Dwight?

(A) Money to pay for his tuition at the Hill School

(B) The equivalent of what Dwight stole from Jack's paper route earnings

(C) A box of bullets

(D) Hunting equipment