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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Jake think Frank should apologize and why?
(a) He thinks Frank should apologize to Morris so that neither he nor Jake will be beat up.
(b) He thinks Frank should apologize to Nathan so that neither he nor Jake will be grounded again.
(c) He thinks Franks should apologize to Karl so that both he and Jake will still be offered rides in Karl's sports car.
(d) He thinks Frank should apologize to Ariel to keep her from telling the boys' secrets to their parents.

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

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

4. In what month and year does the narrator's story begin?
(a) January of 1961.
(b) January of 1967.
(c) July of 1961.
(d) July of 1969.

5. What work does Ariel do for Emil Brandt in exchange for music tutelage?
(a) She transcribes for him.
(b) She paints portraits for him to sell.
(c) She cleans his house.
(d) She gardens in his yard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who first voices the suspicion that Bobby Cole's death might have involved foul play?

3. When Officer Doyle, Gus, and Frank pass by the Emil Brandt's house in Officer Doyle's Studebaker, who is sitting on the porch with Emil?

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

5. Who stays with Lise at her house while Emil is in the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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