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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Frank give for the Fourth of July being one of his favorite holidays?
(a) He gets to take the day off from his work at his grandfather's house.
(b) He likes the fireworks.
(c) He likes the pies his mother makes.
(d) He gets to spend time alone with his sister Ariel.

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

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

4. What reason does Frank give for thinking his father might be disappointed to find Frank and Jake reading comic books?
(a) Because he thinks his father sees comic books as a waste of the boys' earned money.
(b) Because he thinks his father wishes they were doing homework instead.
(c) Because he thinks his father disapproves of the content in comic books.
(d) Because he thinks his father wishes they were reading the set of encyclopedias in which he invested.

5. 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) Charlie McCarthy.
(d) Lash LaRue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Frank and Jake forced to squeeze in next to Karl when he takes them for a ride in his Triumph sports car?

2. Which of their father's three church services is Frank's and Jake's favorite?

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

4. What is the punishment that Frank and Jake receive as a result of playing at the tracks?

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

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