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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month and year does the narrator's story begin?
(a) July of 1969.
(b) July of 1961.
(c) January of 1961.
(d) January of 1967.

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

3. Which of their father's three church services is Frank's and Jake's favorite?
(a) The service in New Bremen.
(b) The service in Cadbury.
(c) The service in Minneapolis.
(d) The service in Fosburg.

4. Why is the old stone quarry the boys' usual choice of swimming site when there are three possibilities in town?
(a) Because the public pool costs money and the country club is full of snobs.
(b) Because the quarry is the only swimming site with nice scenery.
(c) Because the country club requires membership and the public pool is too crowded.
(d) Because the creek is generally dried up this time of year and the public pool costs money.

5. Who is the only person to give a eulogy at Bobby's funeral?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Officer Doyle.
(c) Frank.
(d) Gus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children do Axel and Julia Brandt have?

3. Who first breaks the silence about the dead man on the tracks?

4. 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?

5. When Father Peter tells Nathan the reasons for the townspeople's negative feelings about Ruth's role as the minister's wife, what three reasons does he give?

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