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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stays with Lise at her house while Emil is in the hospital?
(a) Jake and Ariel.
(b) Julia and Axel.
(c) Frank and Ruth.
(d) Jake and Frank.

2. Though there is little furniture in Lise and Emil's home, what object is a prominent feature in every room?
(a) Cushions.
(b) Books.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Dolls.

3. How does Jake's suit shoulder get torn?
(a) Ariel tears it while trying to adjust Jake's suit.
(b) He tears it on purpose to avoid having to go to Bobby's funeral.
(c) Frank tugs his sleeve to get him to hurry up.
(d) He tears it while jumping over a fence.

4. Why are Frank and Jake forced to squeeze in next to Karl when he takes them for a ride in his Triumph sports car?
(a) Because the Triumph has no back seat.
(b) Because there are no seat belts in the back seat.
(c) Because the back seats have been removed to make room for a speaker system.
(d) Because the back seat is full of theater props.

5. What prompts Gus and Morris to be thrown in jail?
(a) They get into a fistfight in the bar parking lot.
(b) They rob the local liquor store.
(c) They get caught gambling at a poker game.
(d) They get caught drag racing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What difficult task does Lise assign to Frank and Jake when the three are gardening together?

2. Why is Frank surprised when Officer Doyle asks him how he thinks the Minnesota Twins will do this year?

3. Where do Nathan and Gus finally find Travis Klement once they locate him?

4. Who finally convinces Lise to leave Emil's side at the hospital so Emil can be alone and get some much-needed rest?

5. What river flows through the town of New Bremen?

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