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A Death in the Family
James Agee
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Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapter 7
Section in Italics–End of Part One
Chapter 8
Chapters 9–10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12–13
Section in Italics (I)
Section in Italics (II)
Chapters 14–15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapters 18–20
Characters
Character List
Rufus Follet
Mary Follet
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Context
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3-4
Chapters 5-6
Chapter 7
Section in Italics-End of Part One
Chapter 8
Chapters 9-10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12-13
Section in Italics (1)
Section in Italics (2)
Chapters 14-15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapters 18-20
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Chapter 8 Quiz
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Chapter 8 Quiz
1
of 5
When does Mary receive the phone call that Jay has been in an accident?
3 AM
10 AM
3 PM
10 PM
2
of 5
Who does Mary's brother Andrew take with him to go find out what is happening with Jay?
Rufus
Joel
Uncle Ted
Walter
3
of 5
Who does Andrew bring over to Mary's house to keep her company while she waits for more information?
Father Jackson
Aunt Hannah
Victoria
Great-Aunt Sadie
4
of 5
Mary says that her marriage with Jay has not always been easy, but that they have reached a ___ in the last few months.
Wonderful harmony
Sustainable tolerance
Uneasy alliance
Breaking point
5
of 5
How long ago was it that Hannah went through a similar ordeal to what Mary is going through in the novel?
10 years earlier
20 years earlier
30 years earlier
40 years earlier
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