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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 circumstances led to Emil's blindness and facial scarring?
(a) A bar fight.
(b) A fire.
(c) War wounds.
(d) A boating accident.

2. Who first tells Nathan that Emil has attempted suicide?
(a) Jake.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Gus.
(d) Ruth.

3. How does Jake's suit shoulder get torn?
(a) Ariel tears it while trying to adjust Jake's suit.
(b) Frank tugs his sleeve to get him to hurry up.
(c) He tears it while jumping over a fence.
(d) He tears it on purpose to avoid having to go to Bobby's funeral.

4. When Father Peter tells Nathan the reasons for the townspeople's negative feelings about Ruth's role as the minister's wife, what three reasons does he give?
(a) Ruth drinks, swears, and does not make weekly visits to the different families' homes.
(b) Ruth smokes, swears, and wears short skirts to church services.
(c) Ruth frequently skips church, does not invite families to her home, and does not provide donuts after church services.
(d) Ruth smokes, drinks, and shuns the activities of the Women's Society of Christian Service.

5. Where is the private hospital located where Emil goes to recuperate?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Minnetonka.
(c) The Twin Cities.
(d) Orlando.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Jake and Frank feel about their sister Ariel?

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

3. What difficult task does Lise assign to Frank and Jake when the three are gardening together?

4. Where do Nathan and Gus finally find Travis Klement once they locate him?

5. To whom does Jake think Frank should apologize and why?

(see the answer key)

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