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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue & Chapters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical imperfection does Ariel exhibit?
(a) She walks with a slight limp.
(b) She has a scar from a cleft lip surgery.
(c) She has 4 fingers on her right hand.
(d) She has a port wine stain across the right side of her face.

2. What song does Ruth Drum sing at Bobby's funeral?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
(c) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(d) Ordinary Grace.

3. 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?
(a) He goes to take one last look at the railroad tracks where Bobby had been killed.
(b) He goes next door in hopes of seeing Edna Sweeney doing yard work while scantily clad.
(c) He goes to tell Ariel that her boyfriend Karl has decided not to go to the funeral.
(d) He goes under the porch to pray for Bobby's soul.

4. What school is Ariel planning to attend after high school?
(a) Juilliard.
(b) Harvard.
(c) NYU.
(d) New Bremen Community College.

5. Who first voices the suspicion that Bobby Cole's death might have involved foul play?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Officer Doyle.
(c) Gus.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children do Axel and Julia Brandt have?

2. How old is Bobby when he is killed?

3. Where do Frank and Jake run to after seeing the dead body at the train tracks?

4. What word does Ruth instruct the family to use when talking about Skipper, the dead man the boys had found on the tracks?

5. How do Jake and Frank feel about their sister Ariel?

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