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

2. How many children do Axel and Julia Brandt have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. When Frank leaves Emil and Lise's house and goes to Warren Redstone's lean-to, who does he see there?
(a) Gus.
(b) Officer Doyle.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Warren Redstone.

4. What is the punishment that Frank and Jake receive as a result of playing at the tracks?
(a) They have to do Ariel's chores, as well as their own, for one week.
(b) They are not allowed to ride in Karl's sports car for one week.
(c) They are not allowed to use the phone for one week.
(d) They are not allowed to leave the yard without permission from a parent for one week.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose vehicle do the boys see parked at the quarry when they arrive there?

3. What school is Ariel planning to attend after high school?

4. What reason does Julie give for saying Emil's suicide attempt is fortunate?

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

(see the answer key)

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