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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Frank and Jake not technically allowed by their parents to swim at the old quarry?
(a) Because the quarry lies at the end of a winding road that has been the scene of many pedestrian fatalities.
(b) Because the cliffs the boys dive from are treacherous.
(c) Because there is a No Trespassing sign there and there is still dangerous machinery at the bottom of the swimming hole.
(d) Because the quarry is a frequent hangout for the town's delinquents.

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

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

4. What does Ruth believe is the true cause of Ariel's change of heart regarding Juilliard?
(a) Ariel's fear of failure.
(b) Ariel's fear of severe homesickness.
(c) Ariel's relationship with Karl.
(d) Ariel's admiration of Emil Brandt.

5. Why is the new Bremen bank a source of fascination for Frank?
(a) Because it had been robbed by Pretty Boy Floyd in the 1930s.
(b) Because he wants to be a banker when he grows up.
(c) Because it had been robbed the year before and the crime had never been solved.
(d) Because he has a crush on the bank teller.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Ariel suggests she may not attend Juilliard, what alternative does she present to her parents?

3. What is Nathan reading that angers Ruth so much she storms off from the living room?

4. What does Ruth's father call Nathan after Nathan leaves to apologize to the O'Keefe family for the racist treatment they are receiving?

5. What is the only emotion Jake seems to exhibit following the news that Ariel is dead?

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