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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river flows through the town of New Bremen?
(a) The Minnesota River.
(b) The New Bremen River.
(c) The Jewel River.
(d) The Snake River.

2. After the incident with Officer Doyle and the killing of the animal with the M-80, how does Frank feel about fireworks?
(a) He no longer wants to buy any with the money he has saved.
(b) He wants to buy them and give them to Karl so an older person can set them off and Frank can just watch.
(c) He is afraid of them and empathizes with his father's fear of them.
(d) He still loves them but sees now that they are dangerous.

3. When Warren Redstone asks Frank what kind of name Drum is, what is Frank's reply?
(a) Welsh.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Russian.
(d) Indian.

4. What reason does Warren Redstone cite for the 1862 attack on the white settlers by the Sioux tribe?
(a) Because the white settlers had attacked the Sioux first.
(b) Because the Sioux had discovered the white settlers' use of smallpox-infected blankets to kill their tribe members.
(c) Because the Sioux were starving and had been denied food promised them in a treaty.
(d) Because the Sioux realized that the white settlers wanted to own land the Sioux had occupied for centuries.

5. What sins is Nathan referring to when he says that his own sins have led to Ariel's death?
(a) His trust of Karl.
(b) His permissive style of parenting.
(c) His war experiences.
(d) His affair with Edna Sweeney.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who fixes Jake's suit?

3. What game does Danny O'Keefe call to ask Frank and Jake to come over and play?

4. How does Jake's suit shoulder get torn?

5. What object is thrown through the O'Keefes' window as a part of the campaign to terrorize them and other Sioux in town?

(see the answer key)

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