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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 Ruth gets angry at Julia's words, what physical attribute does Ruth mention in order to insult Julia?
(a) Worry lines.
(b) Warts.
(c) Freckles.
(d) Crow's feet.

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

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

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

5. Upon leaving their grandfather's house and starting to walk home, Jake suddenly stops in the middle of the road. What reason does he give for stopping?
(a) He feels like he is going to throw up.
(b) He is having a vision of Ariel coming to tell him something.
(c) He has realized that he left the bonus from their grandfather on the back of the toilet.
(d) He cannot stop thinking about how much he wants Ariel back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does Emil use to attempt suicide?

2. Who is the only family member present when the sheriff and his people pull Ariel's dead body from the river?

3. What prompts Ruth to bring food to the Klements' house?

4. Where are Morris Engdahl and his girlfriend when they are finally located by the police?

5. How does the whole town find out about Karl's secret he divulges to Nathan?

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