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

2. What is Nathan's customary method of saying grace?
(a) He kisses Ruth.
(b) He makes the sign of the cross.
(c) He touches the heads of his children.
(d) He pauses for a long time to collect his thoughts before he begins.

3. What fact does Jake cite when explaining his certainty that Ariel is in heaven?
(a) She was a loving and good person.
(b) Nathan says it is true.
(c) He dreams of her being an angel in heaven.
(d) Warren Redstone says all young girls go to heaven.

4. Who provides a ride for Ariel to get from the party to the bonfire site?
(a) Karl.
(b) Lise.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Ruth.

5. How does the whole town find out about Karl's secret he divulges to Nathan?
(a) Frank and Jake overhear Karl's secret and tell Officer Doyle, who spreads the news.
(b) Nathan spreads the secret around the town.
(c) Ruth overhears Karl's secret and tells Emil, who spreads the news.
(d) Karl decides to announce his secret at a town gathering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts Gus and Morris to be thrown in jail?

2. Where do Frank and Jake get the money to buy food and games at the celebration?

3. When Frank tells the police that Morris Engdahl does not like Ariel, what names does he say Morris Engdahl has called Ariel in the past?

4. What do the police tell Frank when they call just before the boys are about to leave for Ariel's visitation service?

5. Who finally convinces Lise to leave Emil's side at the hospital so Emil can be alone and get some much-needed rest?

(see the answer key)

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