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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one activity that is NOT among the activities offered at the annual Fourth of July celebration?
(a) A dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence.
(b) Vendors selling their wares.
(c) A fireworks show.
(d) A pie-eating contest.

2. 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?
(a) He goes under the porch to pray for Bobby's soul.
(b) He goes next door in hopes of seeing Edna Sweeney doing yard work while scantily clad.
(c) He goes to take one last look at the railroad tracks where Bobby had been killed.
(d) He goes to tell Ariel that her boyfriend Karl has decided not to go to the funeral.

3. 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 quarry is a frequent hangout for the town's delinquents.
(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 cliffs the boys dive from are treacherous.

4. How long does Emil's and Ruth's performance of Ariel's chorale composition last?
(a) 6 minutes.
(b) 48 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

5. What is found in the pocket of Skipper's dead body?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A few buttons.
(c) A photograph.
(d) $100 cash.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What game does Danny O'Keefe call to ask Frank and Jake to come over and play?

3. Besides wanting to play, what is the true reason for Frank's and Jake's visit to see Danny?

4. 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?

5. How does Frank feel about Ruth's sudden departure from the family home?

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