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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. Why do Frank and Jake look forward to Saturday dinners at their house?
(a) Because that night Gus always comes to dinner.
(b) Because their mother makes their favorite dinner: pot roast.
(c) Because Ariel always brings her boyfriend Karl to dinner.
(d) Because their father usually cooks and often they get to eat outside.

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

3. Who fixes Jake's suit?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Frank.

4. What does Ruth believe is the true cause of Ariel's change of heart regarding Juilliard?
(a) Ariel's relationship with Karl.
(b) Ariel's fear of failure.
(c) Ariel's admiration of Emil Brandt.
(d) Ariel's fear of severe homesickness.

5. Which of their father's three church services is Frank's and Jake's favorite?
(a) The service in New Bremen.
(b) The service in Fosburg.
(c) The service in Minneapolis.
(d) The service in Cadbury.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What prompts Ruth to bring food to the Klements' house?

3. What song does Ruth Drum sing at Bobby's funeral?

4. What is found in the pocket of Skipper's dead body?

5. What object does Frank see sticking out of Danny's Uncle Warren's pocket?

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