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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Julie give for saying Emil's suicide attempt is fortunate?
(a) Because Lise will have to move into an assisted care home and get the care she needs.
(b) Because Emil's attempt allows Ruth to feel like a savior.
(c) Because Ariel and Karl still have each other around for comfort.
(d) Because Emil will get the psychological help he obviously needs.

2. What word does Ruth instruct the family to use when talking about Skipper, the dead man the boys had found on the tracks?
(a) Transient.
(b) Itinerant.
(c) Bum.
(d) Hobo.

3. What kind of animal does Officer Doyle blow up with the M-80 firecracker?
(a) A salamander.
(b) A bullfrog.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A seagull.

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

5. Who first breaks the silence about the dead man on the tracks?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Jake.
(c) Frank.
(d) Warren Redstone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the private hospital located where Emil goes to recuperate?

2. What difficult task does Lise assign to Frank and Jake when the three are gardening together?

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

4. What two queries does Frank make of Karl during the ride in the Triumph?

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

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