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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What prompts Gus and Morris to be thrown in jail?
(a) They rob the local liquor store.
(b) They get caught drag racing.
(c) They get into a fistfight in the bar parking lot.
(d) They get caught gambling at a poker game.

5. Why does Jake want Frank to answer people's questions about the incident with Emil instead of answering himself?
(a) Because he cannot stop crying.
(b) Because he is worried he will stutter.
(c) Because he is so shaken by the incident that he does not know what to say.
(d) Because he still does not feel well.

6. What is the punishment that Frank and Jake receive as a result of playing at the tracks?
(a) They are not allowed to ride in Karl's sports car for one week.
(b) They are not allowed to leave the yard without permission from a parent for one week.
(c) They have to do Ariel's chores, as well as their own, for one week.
(d) They are not allowed to use the phone for one week.

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

8. 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 there is a No Trespassing sign there and there is still dangerous machinery at the bottom of the swimming hole.
(d) Because the cliffs the boys dive from are treacherous.

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

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

11. 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) Jake.
(b) Karl.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Ruth.

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

13. Who touches Lise and sends her into a screaming fit after Emil attempted suicide?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Frank.
(c) One of the policemen who arrive at the scene.
(d) One of the firemen who arrive at the scene.

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

15. 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 drinks, swears, and does not make weekly visits to the different families' homes.
(b) Ruth frequently skips church, does not invite families to her home, and does not provide donuts after church services.
(c) Ruth smokes, swears, and wears short skirts to church services.
(d) Ruth smokes, drinks, and shuns the activities of the Women's Society of Christian Service.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Warren Redstone asks Frank what kind of name Drum is, what is Frank's reply?

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

3. What work does Ariel do for Emil Brandt in exchange for music tutelage?

4. Who is the only person to give a eulogy at Bobby's funeral?

5. Why do Frank and Jake look forward to Saturday dinners at their house?

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