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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Frank and Jake not technically allowed by their parents to swim at the old quarry?
(a) Because the quarry is a frequent hangout for the town's delinquents.
(b) Because the quarry lies at the end of a winding road that has been the scene of many pedestrian fatalities.
(c) Because the cliffs the boys dive from are treacherous.
(d) Because there is a No Trespassing sign there and there is still dangerous machinery at the bottom of the swimming hole.

2. 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 seat is full of theater props.
(b) Because there are no seat belts in the back seat.
(c) Because the Triumph has no back seat.
(d) Because the back seats have been removed to make room for a speaker system.

3. When Warren Redstone asks Frank what kind of name Drum is, what is Frank's reply?
(a) Russian.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Welsh.
(d) Indian.

4. When Ruth gets angry at Julia's words, what physical attribute does Ruth mention in order to insult Julia?
(a) Warts.
(b) Crow's feet.
(c) Freckles.
(d) Worry lines.

5. What circumstances led to Emil's blindness and facial scarring?
(a) A fire.
(b) War wounds.
(c) A bar fight.
(d) A boating accident.

6. What reason does Warren Redstone cite for the 1862 attack on the white settlers by the Sioux tribe?
(a) Because the Sioux had discovered the white settlers' use of smallpox-infected blankets to kill their tribe members.
(b) Because the Sioux realized that the white settlers wanted to own land the Sioux had occupied for centuries.
(c) Because the white settlers had attacked the Sioux first.
(d) Because the Sioux were starving and had been denied food promised them in a treaty.

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

8. In what month and year does the narrator's story begin?
(a) July of 1969.
(b) July of 1961.
(c) January of 1961.
(d) January of 1967.

9. Where do Nathan and Gus finally find Travis Klement once they locate him?
(a) In the church basement.
(b) In the attic of his own house.
(c) At the fire station.
(d) At a bar in Mankato.

10. What reason does Julie give for saying Emil's suicide attempt is fortunate?
(a) Because Emil will get the psychological help he obviously needs.
(b) Because Emil's attempt allows Ruth to feel like a savior.
(c) Because Lise will have to move into an assisted care home and get the care she needs.
(d) Because Ariel and Karl still have each other around for comfort.

11. What is the real reason for Amelia's absence from church?
(a) Her husband Travis has left her and her son Peter with visible bruises.
(b) Her son Peter has run away.
(c) Travis has forbade her from attending church.
(d) She has fallen ill with influenza.

12. What is found in the pocket of Skipper's dead body?
(a) A few buttons.
(b) A photograph.
(c) $100 cash.
(d) A necklace.

13. What physical imperfection does Ariel exhibit?
(a) She has 4 fingers on her right hand.
(b) She has a scar from a cleft lip surgery.
(c) She has a port wine stain across the right side of her face.
(d) She walks with a slight limp.

14. Who fixes Jake's suit?
(a) Frank.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Ariel.

15. With whom does Frank sit at the Cadbury church service when Jake stays home sick?
(a) Gus.
(b) Officer Doyle.
(c) Peter Klement.
(d) Ariel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the old stone quarry the boys' usual choice of swimming site when there are three possibilities in town?

3. Who first breaks the silence about the dead man on the tracks?

4. What is the name that some people in town call Jake and that Frank calls him as well when he is angry?

5. Who touches Lise and sends her into a screaming fit after Emil attempted suicide?

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