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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 simile does Gus use to describe Nathan's reaction to Ariel's death?
(a) Like a knife in the back.
(b) Like a stranger in the night.
(c) Like a punch in the face.
(d) Like a thorn in a rose.

2. What does Frank's and Jake's grandfather give to them as a bonus for a job well done?
(a) A gold coin for each of them.
(b) Twenty dollars for each of them.
(c) Five dollars for each of them.
(d) Ten dollars for each of them.

3. Why do Frank and Jake walk home from the jail instead of riding in their father's car?
(a) Gus throws up in their father's backseat.
(b) Jake wants to go break out Morris' headlights before returning home.
(c) Frank wants to try peeping at their next door neighbor before returning home.
(d) Their father does not tell them why they have to walk home.

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

5. What game does Danny O'Keefe call to ask Frank and Jake to come over and play?
(a) Clue.
(b) Risk.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Operation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ruth and Emil stop spending time together?

2. What activity does Gus treat Frank to when trying to help Frank deal with Ariel's death?

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

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

5. What word does Ruth instruct the family to use when talking about Skipper, the dead man the boys had found on the tracks?

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