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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts Ruth to bring food to the Klements' house?
(a) Amelia Klement does not show up to church.
(b) Travis Klement is rumored to be ill.
(c) Peter Klement tells Ruth he goes hungry much of the time.
(d) She feels guilty for the way she has been treating Ruth as of late.

2. Why does Jake want Frank to answer people's questions about the incident with Emil instead of answering himself?
(a) Because he still does not feel well.
(b) Because he is so shaken by the incident that he does not know what to say.
(c) Because he is worried he will stutter.
(d) Because he cannot stop crying.

3. Why is the new Bremen bank a source of fascination for Frank?
(a) Because it had been robbed the year before and the crime had never been solved.
(b) Because it had been robbed by Pretty Boy Floyd in the 1930s.
(c) Because he wants to be a banker when he grows up.
(d) Because he has a crush on the bank teller.

4. What difficult task does Lise assign to Frank and Jake when the three are gardening together?
(a) The fixing of a dilapidated fence.
(b) The moving of a large rock.
(c) The pulling of a large patch of weeds.
(d) The spreading of a truckload of gravel.

5. What school is Ariel planning to attend after high school?
(a) NYU.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Juilliard.
(d) New Bremen Community College.

6. Whose vehicle do the boys see parked at the quarry when they arrive there?
(a) Morris Engdahl's car.
(b) Nathan's car.
(c) Karl's car.
(d) Gus' motorcycle.

7. What does Tyler Klement do for work?
(a) He owns a construction company.
(b) He is a dogcatcher.
(c) He runs an engine repair business.
(d) He is unemployed.

8. Why do Frank and Jake look forward to Saturday dinners at their house?
(a) Because their mother makes their favorite dinner: pot roast.
(b) Because that night Gus always comes to dinner.
(c) Because Ariel always brings her boyfriend Karl to dinner.
(d) Because their father usually cooks and often they get to eat outside.

9. What work does Ariel do for Emil Brandt in exchange for music tutelage?
(a) She paints portraits for him to sell.
(b) She gardens in his yard.
(c) She transcribes for him.
(d) She cleans his house.

10. Where is the private hospital located where Emil goes to recuperate?
(a) Minnetonka.
(b) Orlando.
(c) The Twin Cities.
(d) Minneapolis.

11. Who first breaks the silence about the dead man on the tracks?
(a) Frank.
(b) Jake.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Warren Redstone.

12. What two words does Emil keep repeating once he returns home from the private hospital?
(a) "Go away."
(b) "I'll die."
(c) "I'm fine."
(d) "Thank you."

13. What song does Ruth Drum sing at Bobby's funeral?
(a) Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
(b) Ordinary Grace.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

14. 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.

15. With whom does Frank sit at the Cadbury church service when Jake stays home sick?
(a) Officer Doyle.
(b) Peter Klement.
(c) Gus.
(d) Ariel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found in the pocket of Skipper's dead body?

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

3. Where do Frank and Jake always go after they are done with their grandfather's yard work?

4. What advice does Gus give to Jake when Jake feels guilty for swearing in front of the church?

5. Who first voices the suspicion that Bobby Cole's death might have involved foul play?

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