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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 Father Peter tells Nathan the reasons for the townspeople's negative feelings about Ruth's role as the minister's wife, what three reasons does he give?
(a) Ruth drinks, swears, and does not make weekly visits to the different families' homes.
(b) Ruth smokes, swears, and wears short skirts to church services.
(c) Ruth frequently skips church, does not invite families to her home, and does not provide donuts after church services.
(d) Ruth smokes, drinks, and shuns the activities of the Women's Society of Christian Service.

2. To whom does Jake think Frank should apologize and why?
(a) He thinks Frank should apologize to Morris so that neither he nor Jake will be beat up.
(b) He thinks Frank should apologize to Nathan so that neither he nor Jake will be grounded again.
(c) He thinks Frank should apologize to Ariel to keep her from telling the boys' secrets to their parents.
(d) He thinks Franks should apologize to Karl so that both he and Jake will still be offered rides in Karl's sports car.

3. How many children do Axel and Julia Brandt have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. What happens just before Ruth stands up from the kitchen table and announces she is leaving the family to go to her father's house to stay for a while?
(a) Jake asks for maple syrup.
(b) Franks asks for orange juice.
(c) Nathan asks for salt.
(d) Gus asks for ketchup.

5. Why are Frank and Jake forced to squeeze in next to Karl when he takes them for a ride in his Triumph sports car?
(a) Because the back seats have been removed to make room for a speaker system.
(b) Because there are no seat belts in the back seat.
(c) Because the Triumph has no back seat.
(d) Because the back seat is full of theater props.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frank first spot Morris Engdahl on the grounds of the celebration?

2. What is Nathan reading that angers Ruth so much she storms off from the living room?

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. How long does Emil's and Ruth's performance of Ariel's chorale composition last?

5. Where do Frank and Jake always go after they are done with their grandfather's yard work?

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