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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word does Ruth instruct the family to use when talking about Skipper, the dead man the boys had found on the tracks?
(a) Bum.
(b) Hobo.
(c) Itinerant.
(d) Transient.

3. When Frank leaves Emil and Lise's house and goes to Warren Redstone's lean-to, who does he see there?
(a) Gus.
(b) Warren Redstone.
(c) Officer Doyle.
(d) Nathan.

4. Why do Frank and Jake walk home from the jail instead of riding in their father's car?
(a) Frank wants to try peeping at their next door neighbor before returning home.
(b) Gus throws up in their father's backseat.
(c) Jake wants to go break out Morris' headlights before returning home.
(d) Their father does not tell them why they have to walk home.

5. Where do Frank and Jake always go after they are done with their grandfather's yard work?
(a) The river.
(b) Edna Sweeney's house.
(c) Halderson's Drug Store.
(d) The railroad tracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jake want Frank to answer people's questions about the incident with Emil instead of answering himself?

2. Where is the private hospital located where Emil goes to recuperate?

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

4. How was Bobby Cole killed?

5. What is the real reason for Amelia's absence from church?

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