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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33-39 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Frank goes to tell Gus about Ruth's departure, where do Frank and Jake finally locate Gus?
(a) The barbershop.
(b) The liquor store.
(c) The drugstore.
(d) The bar.

2. When Frank sees Officer Doyle at the drugstore, Officer Doyle tells Frank that Warren Redstone is still the number one suspect in Ariel's murder. Who does he say is the number two suspect?
(a) Karl.
(b) Emil.
(c) Morris Engdahl.
(d) Danny.

3. What advice do Frank and Jake receive from the person from whom they seek it?
(a) They should tell the police their suspicions.
(b) They should forget about their hypothesis.
(c) They should confront Emil directly with their suspicions.
(d) They should tell Nathan their suspicions.

4. Who brings Emil to the Drums' house to be with Ruth every time he comes?
(a) Lise.
(b) Gus.
(c) Julia.
(d) Karl.

5. How was Bobby Cole killed?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was run over by a speeding train.
(c) He was strangled.
(d) He fell off a steep cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frank find it odd that upon his return to the house from Sibley Park, Ruth and Gus are sitting at the kitchen table together?

2. In what month and year does the narrator's story begin?

3. What is the only emotion Jake seems to exhibit following the news that Ariel is dead?

4. Whose conversation does Frank overhear when he is hiding behind the stage at the theater?

5. What word does Ruth instruct the family to use when talking about Skipper, the dead man the boys had found on the tracks?

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