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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only family member present when the sheriff and his people pull Ariel's dead body from the river?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Jake.
(d) Frank.

2. What object is thrown through the O'Keefes' window as a part of the campaign to terrorize them and other Sioux in town?
(a) A rock.
(b) A tomahawk.
(c) A brick.
(d) A bottle.

3. What evidence of Warren Redstone's guilt do the police find when they search the O'Keefes' basement where he has been staying?
(a) None.
(b) A note from Ariel to Warren Redstone.
(c) A spot of blood on the carpet.
(d) A strand of Ariel's hair.

4. What difficult task does Lise assign to Frank and Jake when the three are gardening together?
(a) The moving of a large rock.
(b) The pulling of a large patch of weeds.
(c) The spreading of a truckload of gravel.
(d) The fixing of a dilapidated fence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first breaks the silence about the dead man on the tracks?

2. What word does Ruth instruct the family to use when talking about Skipper, the dead man the boys had found on the tracks?

3. When the family is leaving for Bobby Cole's funeral, where does Frank go when he tells Jake to stay at home for a minute?

4. When Warren Redstone asks Frank what kind of name Drum is, what is Frank's reply?

5. Who fixes Jake's suit?

(see the answer key)

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