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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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) Gus asks for ketchup.
(b) Nathan asks for salt.
(c) Franks asks for orange juice.
(d) Jake asks for maple syrup.

3. What object does Frank see sticking out of Danny's Uncle Warren's pocket?
(a) Jake's rollerskate key.
(b) Ariel's necklace.
(c) Skipper's photograph.
(d) Bobby Cole's eyeglasses.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What topic is at the center of the large argument between Ariel and Ruth on the day of Ruth's chorale performance?

3. Why is the new Bremen bank a source of fascination for Frank?

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

5. Who gives Frank a ride home from the Brandt estate after telling him that the rich always get away with their crimes?

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