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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 stays with Lise at her house while Emil is in the hospital?
(a) Jake and Frank.
(b) Jake and Ariel.
(c) Frank and Ruth.
(d) Julia and Axel.

2. Where do Nathan and Gus finally find Travis Klement once they locate him?
(a) At the fire station.
(b) In the church basement.
(c) At a bar in Mankato.
(d) In the attic of his own house.

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

4. How old is Bobby when he is killed?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 8.
(d) 13.

5. Why does Jake decide not to go to the fireworks stand with Frank, Gus, and Officer Doyle?
(a) He and Frank are still technically grounded.
(b) He says he has a bad feeling about it.
(c) He does not have money to buy fireworks.
(d) He wants to stay and bake with Ariel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first tells Nathan that Emil has attempted suicide?

2. In what month and year does the narrator's story begin?

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

4. What reason does Frank give for the Fourth of July being one of his favorite holidays?

5. When the family is leaving for Bobby Cole's funeral, where does Frank go when he tells Jake to stay at home for a minute?

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