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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Bobby when he is killed?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 8.
(d) 13.

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

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

4. What kind of animal does Officer Doyle blow up with the M-80 firecracker?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A salamander.
(c) A seagull.
(d) A bullfrog.

5. Whose vehicle do the boys see parked at the quarry when they arrive there?
(a) Morris Engdahl's car.
(b) Gus' motorcycle.
(c) Nathan's car.
(d) Karl's car.

6. To whom does Jake think Frank should apologize and why?
(a) He thinks Frank should apologize to Morris so that neither he nor Jake will be beat up.
(b) He thinks Franks should apologize to Karl so that both he and Jake will still be offered rides in Karl's sports car.
(c) He thinks Frank should apologize to Nathan so that neither he nor Jake will be grounded again.
(d) He thinks Frank should apologize to Ariel to keep her from telling the boys' secrets to their parents.

7. What prompts Ruth to bring food to the Klements' house?
(a) Amelia Klement does not show up to church.
(b) Travis Klement is rumored to be ill.
(c) She feels guilty for the way she has been treating Ruth as of late.
(d) Peter Klement tells Ruth he goes hungry much of the time.

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

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

10. What advice does Gus give to Jake when Jake feels guilty for swearing in front of the church?
(a) He tells Jake that it is good for people to be shocked out of their monotony once in a while.
(b) He tells Jake to apologize in front of the congregation at the next week's service.
(c) He tells Jake to say the Lord's Prayer ten times.
(d) He tells Jake to save his regret for the important things.

11. Who first tells Nathan that Emil has attempted suicide?
(a) Jake.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Gus.
(d) Ruth.

12. Where is the private hospital located where Emil goes to recuperate?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Minnetonka.
(c) The Twin Cities.
(d) Orlando.

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

14. When Father Peter tells Nathan the reasons for the townspeople's negative feelings about Ruth's role as the minister's wife, what three reasons does he give?
(a) Ruth smokes, drinks, and shuns the activities of the Women's Society of Christian Service.
(b) Ruth drinks, swears, and does not make weekly visits to the different families' homes.
(c) Ruth smokes, swears, and wears short skirts to church services.
(d) Ruth frequently skips church, does not invite families to her home, and does not provide donuts after church services.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth believe is the true cause of Ariel's change of heart regarding Juilliard?

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

3. When Ruth gets angry at Julia's words, what physical attribute does Ruth mention in order to insult Julia?

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

5. When Officer Doyle, Gus, and Frank pass by the Emil Brandt's house in Officer Doyle's Studebaker, who is sitting on the porch with Emil?

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