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

2. What is missing from Warren Redstone's lean-to when Frank and Jake go to search it?
(a) The tarp that had served as a floor.
(b) Warren Redstone's can of belongings.
(c) The flag that had hung outside.
(d) His wood pile.

3. 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) Gus asks for ketchup.
(c) Franks asks for orange juice.
(d) Nathan asks for salt.

4. Who gives Frank a ride home from the Brandt estate after telling him that the rich always get away with their crimes?
(a) Officer Doyle.
(b) Gus.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mr. Halderson.

5. What gossip do Frank and Jake hear that causes them to run and seek Gus' advice for what they should do about it?
(a) They hear townspeople talking about Nathan's affair with Edna Sweeney.
(b) They hear townspeople talking about Karl's homosexuality.
(c) They hear townspeople talking about Ruth's affair with Emil.
(d) They hear townspeople talking about Karl's twin brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are Frank and Jake unable to play with Danny when they go to find him at the O'Keefes' house?

3. What reason does Frank give for thinking his father might be disappointed to find Frank and Jake reading comic books?

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

5. What do Karl's male friends say he revealed to them in the weeks leading up to Ariel's disappearance?

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