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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of weekly appointment does Jake have in Mankato?
(a) A psychiatry appointment.
(b) An orthodontist appointment.
(c) A medical appointment.
(d) A speech therapy appointment.

2. Who first tells Nathan that Emil has attempted suicide?
(a) Gus.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Jake.
(d) Ruth.

3. When Jake refers to the possible identity of Ariel's murderer, Frank realizes he has been in denial about the possibility of foul play in Ariel's death. Prior to this moment, what has Frank been thinking happened to Ariel?
(a) He has thought that she climbed the train trestle and fell off of it into the river.
(b) He has thought that she mistakenly fell into the river at the bonfire and Karl did not notice her absence.
(c) He has thought that Ariel pitched her tent too close to the river and fell into the water during the night.
(d) He has thought that she drank too much and drowned in the river after going swimming.

4. What object does the sheriff hope to find in Karl's possession if his search warrant is granted?
(a) A tire iron.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

5. What topic is at the center of the large argument between Ariel and Ruth on the day of Ruth's chorale performance?
(a) Which of the two women knows Emil more thoroughly.
(b) Which of the two women is the better singer.
(c) Which of the two women is more ambitious.
(d) Which of the two women is the better cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose vehicle do the boys see parked at the quarry when they arrive there?

2. What behavior does Ruth exhibit that lets Frank and Jake know how upset she is and truly frightens them as a result?

3. Why is the old stone quarry the boys' usual choice of swimming site when there are three possibilities in town?

4. Why does Jake decide not to go to the fireworks stand with Frank, Gus, and Officer Doyle?

5. Why do Ruth and Emil stop spending time together?

(see the answer key)

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