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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two words does Emil keep repeating once he returns home from the private hospital?
(a) "I'll die."
(b) "I'm fine."
(c) "Thank you."
(d) "Go away."

3. What school is Ariel planning to attend after high school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Juilliard.
(c) New Bremen Community College.
(d) NYU.

4. 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 Frank should apologize to Ariel to keep her from telling the boys' secrets to their parents.
(c) He thinks Franks should apologize to Karl so that both he and Jake will still be offered rides in Karl's sports car.
(d) He thinks Frank should apologize to Nathan so that neither he nor Jake will be grounded again.

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. How was Bobby Cole killed?
(a) He fell off a steep cliff.
(b) He was run over by a speeding train.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He was strangled.

7. What method does Emil use to attempt suicide?
(a) Hanging.
(b) An overdose of sleeping pills.
(c) An overdose of aspirin.
(d) An overdose of pain medication.

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) A piano concerto performed by Emil.
(c) The performance of a play written by Karl.
(d) The chorale that Ariel had composed.

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

10. 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?
(a) Karl.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Jake.
(d) Ruth.

11. What does Tyler Klement do for work?
(a) He runs an engine repair business.
(b) He is a dogcatcher.
(c) He owns a construction company.
(d) He is unemployed.

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

13. 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 quarry is the only swimming site with nice scenery.
(c) Because the public pool costs money and the country club is full of snobs.
(d) Because the creek is generally dried up this time of year and the public pool costs money.

14. Where do Frank and Jake always go after they are done with their grandfather's yard work?
(a) Edna Sweeney's house.
(b) The railroad tracks.
(c) Halderson's Drug Store.
(d) The river.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Gus give to Jake when Jake feels guilty for swearing in front of the church?

2. After the incident with Officer Doyle and the killing of the animal with the M-80, how does Frank feel about fireworks?

3. Who arrives at Emil and Lise's house moments after the firemen have left with Emil?

4. Why are Frank and Jake forced to squeeze in next to Karl when he takes them for a ride in his Triumph sports car?

5. Where do Nathan and Gus finally find Travis Klement once they locate him?

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