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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 prompts Gus and Morris to be thrown in jail?
(a) They get caught drag racing.
(b) They rob the local liquor store.
(c) They get caught gambling at a poker game.
(d) They get into a fistfight in the bar parking lot.

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

3. How do Jake and Frank feel about their sister Ariel?
(a) They adore her.
(b) They resent her status as their mother's favorite child.
(c) They feel they can never live up to her level of academic success.
(d) They are jealous of her musical ability.

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

5. How old is Bobby when he is killed?
(a) 22.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Emil use to attempt suicide?

2. Whose vehicle do the boys see parked at the quarry when they arrive there?

3. What topic is at the center of the large argument between Ariel and Ruth on the day of Ruth's chorale performance?

4. What two queries does Frank make of Karl during the ride in the Triumph?

5. Though there is little furniture in Lise and Emil's home, what object is a prominent feature in every room?

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