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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Ruth.
(c) Jake.
(d) Ariel.

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

5. What song does Ruth Drum sing at Bobby's funeral?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(c) Ordinary Grace.
(d) Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

6. What object does Frank see sticking out of Danny's Uncle Warren's pocket?
(a) Bobby Cole's eyeglasses.
(b) Skipper's photograph.
(c) Jake's rollerskate key.
(d) Ariel's necklace.

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

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

9. Who stays with Lise at her house while Emil is in the hospital?
(a) Jake and Frank.
(b) Jake and Ariel.
(c) Frank and Ruth.
(d) Julia and Axel.

10. What does Ruth believe is the true cause of Ariel's change of heart regarding Juilliard?
(a) Ariel's fear of severe homesickness.
(b) Ariel's admiration of Emil Brandt.
(c) Ariel's relationship with Karl.
(d) Ariel's fear of failure.

11. Who is the only person to give a eulogy at Bobby's funeral?
(a) Officer Doyle.
(b) Gus.
(c) Frank.
(d) Ariel.

12. 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 cliffs the boys dive from are treacherous.
(c) Because the quarry lies at the end of a winding road that has been the scene of many pedestrian fatalities.
(d) Because there is a No Trespassing sign there and there is still dangerous machinery at the bottom of the swimming hole.

13. 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 use the phone 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 leave the yard without permission from a parent for one week.

14. What is the name that some people in town call Jake and that Frank calls him as well when he is angry?
(a) Mister Greenjeans.
(b) Charlie McCarthy.
(c) Lash LaRue.
(d) Howdy Doody.

15. 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 if Karl wants Ariel to attend Juilliard and what it is like to act in a play.
(c) He asks whether Karl wants to go to Hollywood someday and whether he wants to be a celebrity or not.
(d) He asks if Karl loves Ariel and if he intends to marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war experience does Travis Klement have?

2. With whom does Frank sit at the Cadbury church service when Jake stays home sick?

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

4. Why is the new Bremen bank a source of fascination for Frank?

5. What method does Emil use to attempt suicide?

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