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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jake's suit shoulder get torn?
(a) Frank tugs his sleeve to get him to hurry up.
(b) He tears it while jumping over a fence.
(c) He tears it on purpose to avoid having to go to Bobby's funeral.
(d) Ariel tears it while trying to adjust Jake's suit.

2. Who first voices the suspicion that Bobby Cole's death might have involved foul play?
(a) Officer Doyle.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Gus.
(d) Nathan.

3. Why do Frank and Jake look forward to Saturday dinners at their house?
(a) Because their mother makes their favorite dinner: pot roast.
(b) Because their father usually cooks and often they get to eat outside.
(c) Because Ariel always brings her boyfriend Karl to dinner.
(d) Because that night Gus always comes to dinner.

4. Why is the old stone quarry the boys' usual choice of swimming site when there are three possibilities in town?
(a) Because the country club requires membership and the public pool is too crowded.
(b) Because the creek is generally dried up this time of year and the public pool costs money.
(c) Because the quarry is the only swimming site with nice scenery.
(d) Because the public pool costs money and the country club is full of snobs.

5. Whose conversation does Frank overhear when he is hiding behind the stage at the theater?
(a) Nathan's and Gus'.
(b) Ruth's and Nathan's.
(c) Ruth's and Emil's.
(d) Jake's and Ariel's.

6. What two queries does Frank make of Karl during the ride in the Triumph?
(a) He asks if Karl loves his mother and if he thinks she will make a good mother-in-law for Ariel.
(b) He asks whether Karl wants to go to Hollywood someday and whether he wants to be a celebrity or not.
(c) He asks if Karl wants Ariel to attend Juilliard and what it is like to act in a play.
(d) He asks if Karl loves Ariel and if he intends to marry her.

7. Which of their father's three church services is Frank's and Jake's favorite?
(a) The service in Minneapolis.
(b) The service in Fosburg.
(c) The service in Cadbury.
(d) The service in New Bremen.

8. What reason does Frank give for the Fourth of July being one of his favorite holidays?
(a) He gets to spend time alone with his sister Ariel.
(b) He likes the fireworks.
(c) He likes the pies his mother makes.
(d) He gets to take the day off from his work at his grandfather's house.

9. Who finally convinces Lise to leave Emil's side at the hospital so Emil can be alone and get some much-needed rest?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Jake.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Frank.

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

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

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

13. How do Jake and Frank feel about their sister Ariel?
(a) They feel they can never live up to her level of academic success.
(b) They are jealous of her musical ability.
(c) They adore her.
(d) They resent her status as their mother's favorite child.

14. What does Frank say is intended to be the highlight of the Independence Day celebration in Luther Park?
(a) A piano concerto performed by Emil.
(b) The chorale that Ariel had composed.
(c) The performance of a play written by Karl.
(d) The singing of the national anthem by Ruth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank surprised when Officer Doyle asks him how he thinks the Minnesota Twins will do this year?

2. Where is the private hospital located where Emil goes to recuperate?

3. How old is Bobby when he is killed?

4. Why are Frank and Jake not technically allowed by their parents to swim at the old quarry?

5. Where do Frank and Jake run to after seeing the dead body at the train tracks?

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