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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ruth gets angry at Julia's words, what physical attribute does Ruth mention in order to insult Julia?
(a) Crow's feet.
(b) Freckles.
(c) Warts.
(d) Worry lines.

2. Where do Frank and Jake run to after seeing the dead body at the train tracks?
(a) Emil Brandt's house.
(b) Halderson's drug store.
(c) Their house.
(d) Their father's church.

3. What two queries does Frank make of Karl during the ride in the Triumph?
(a) He asks if Karl loves his mother and if he thinks she will make a good mother-in-law for Ariel.
(b) He asks whether Karl wants to go to Hollywood someday and whether he wants to be a celebrity or not.
(c) He asks if Karl loves Ariel and if he intends to marry her.
(d) He asks if Karl wants Ariel to attend Juilliard and what it is like to act in a play.

4. Who touches Lise and sends her into a screaming fit after Emil attempted suicide?
(a) One of the policemen who arrive at the scene.
(b) Frank.
(c) Nathan.
(d) One of the firemen who arrive at the scene.

5. Why are Frank and Jake not technically allowed by their parents to swim at the old quarry?
(a) Because there is a No Trespassing sign there and there is still dangerous machinery at the bottom of the swimming hole.
(b) Because the quarry lies at the end of a winding road that has been the scene of many pedestrian fatalities.
(c) Because the quarry is a frequent hangout for the town's delinquents.
(d) Because the cliffs the boys dive from are treacherous.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Frank leaves Emil and Lise's house and goes to Warren Redstone's lean-to, who does he see there?

2. What prompts Ruth to bring food to the Klements' house?

3. When Officer Doyle, Gus, and Frank pass by the Emil Brandt's house in Officer Doyle's Studebaker, who is sitting on the porch with Emil?

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

5. What war experience does Travis Klement have?

(see the answer key)

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