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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 33-39 & Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens just before Ruth stands up from the kitchen table and announces she is leaving the family to go to her father's house to stay for a while?
(a) Jake asks for maple syrup.
(b) Nathan asks for salt.
(c) Franks asks for orange juice.
(d) Gus asks for ketchup.

2. Who gives Frank a ride home from the Brandt estate after telling him that the rich always get away with their crimes?
(a) Gus.
(b) Officer Doyle.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mr. Halderson.

3. Why does Frank feel concerned about his father's ability to give his next sermon?
(a) Because he has not seen him prepare like he normally does.
(b) Because he is afraid Nathan will begin crying and will be unable to stop.
(c) Because he is afraid no one will show up because they will feel awkward about Nathan's loss.
(d) Because Nathan has shared with him that he no longer believes in God.

4. What reason does Frank give for Morris Engdahl's funeral being the saddest one he has ever attended?
(a) Hardly anyone attends.
(b) Morris' father shows up drunk to the service and nearly knocks over the coffin.
(c) Morris had just started to become a friendlier person.
(d) Morris' girlfriend Judy wails loudly over his coffin throughout the service.

5. With whom does Frank sit at the Cadbury church service when Jake stays home sick?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Gus.
(c) Officer Doyle.
(d) Peter Klement.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Drum family packs up their house for their coming move, how do Frank and Jake spend their spare time?

2. After Frank, Jake, and Warren Redstone hear sirens and Frank yells, "Here! He's here!" (168), what does Warren Redstone say to Frank before running away?

3. Why is the old stone quarry the boys' usual choice of swimming site when there are three possibilities in town?

4. What reason does Warren Redstone cite for the 1862 attack on the white settlers by the Sioux tribe?

5. What two words does Emil keep repeating once he returns home from the private hospital?

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