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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 does Tyler Klement do for work?
(a) He runs an engine repair business.
(b) He is unemployed.
(c) He is a dogcatcher.
(d) He owns a construction company.

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

3. What is the name that some people in town call Jake and that Frank calls him as well when he is angry?
(a) Mister Greenjeans.
(b) Howdy Doody.
(c) Lash LaRue.
(d) Charlie McCarthy.

4. How many children do Axel and Julia Brandt have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

5. What river flows through the town of New Bremen?
(a) The New Bremen River.
(b) The Minnesota River.
(c) The Jewel River.
(d) The Snake River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person to give a eulogy at Bobby's funeral?

2. Where do Frank and Jake always go after they are done with their grandfather's yard work?

3. Why is the new Bremen bank a source of fascination for Frank?

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

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