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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are Morris Engdahl and his girlfriend when they are finally located by the police?
(a) In Morris' brother's college dormitory in a nearby town.
(b) In a psychiatric hospital in Mankato.
(c) In a motel in Sioux Falls.
(d) In an abandoned building near the quarry.

3. Who first breaks the silence about the dead man on the tracks?
(a) Jake.
(b) Warren Redstone.
(c) Frank.
(d) Ariel.

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

5. Why does Jake decide not to go to the fireworks stand with Frank, Gus, and Officer Doyle?
(a) He says he has a bad feeling about it.
(b) He wants to stay and bake with Ariel.
(c) He and Frank are still technically grounded.
(d) He does not have money to buy fireworks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Emil to the Drums' house to be with Ruth every time he comes?

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. What two queries does Frank make of Karl during the ride in the Triumph?

4. When Frank returns home from his first church service after Ariel's death, what does he tell Jake?

5. Who provides a ride for Ariel to get from the party to the bonfire site?

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