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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Frank returns home from his first church service after Ariel's death, what does he tell Jake?
(a) Frank tells Jake that he is his best friend.
(b) Frank tells Jake that their parents are heading for divorce.
(c) Frank tells Jake that he should be nicer to Ruth.
(d) Frank tells Jake that Karl is the one who killed Ariel.

2. Which of their father's three church services is Frank's and Jake's favorite?
(a) The service in Cadbury.
(b) The service in Minneapolis.
(c) The service in Fosburg.
(d) The service in New Bremen.

3. Why do Frank and Jake walk home from the jail instead of riding in their father's car?
(a) Their father does not tell them why they have to walk home.
(b) Frank wants to try peeping at their next door neighbor before returning home.
(c) Gus throws up in their father's backseat.
(d) Jake wants to go break out Morris' headlights before returning home.

4. Who provides a ride for Ariel to get from the party to the bonfire site?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Karl.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Lise.

5. What reason does Warren Redstone cite for the 1862 attack on the white settlers by the Sioux tribe?
(a) Because the Sioux realized that the white settlers wanted to own land the Sioux had occupied for centuries.
(b) Because the white settlers had attacked the Sioux first.
(c) Because the Sioux had discovered the white settlers' use of smallpox-infected blankets to kill their tribe members.
(d) Because the Sioux were starving and had been denied food promised them in a treaty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Emil use to attempt suicide?

2. Where do Frank and Jake get the money to buy food and games at the celebration?

3. When Jake refers to the possible identity of Ariel's murderer, Frank realizes he has been in denial about the possibility of foul play in Ariel's death. Prior to this moment, what has Frank been thinking happened to Ariel?

4. Which, if any, church service does Nathan insist on leading himself the Sunday following Ariel's death?

5. What does Ruth do while Nathan is at the funeral home making the arrangements for Ariel's funeral service?

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