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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the spot of red that Frank observes in the river after Jake points it out?
(a) A plastic bag full of strawberries.
(b) Ariel's auburn hair.
(c) A bloody dress.
(d) A colored beer bottle.

2. What is Nathan reading that angers Ruth so much she storms off from the living room?
(a) Ariel's obituary.
(b) A book about the psychology of grief.
(c) A book about fishing.
(d) The Bible.

3. When Frank returns home from his first church service after Ariel's death, what does he tell Jake?
(a) Frank tells Jake that Karl is the one who killed Ariel.
(b) Frank tells Jake that he should be nicer to Ruth.
(c) Frank tells Jake that he is his best friend.
(d) Frank tells Jake that their parents are heading for divorce.

4. Jake asks Frank what they should do in order to deal with their grief and Frank says he has an idea but that Jake may not like it. What is Frank's idea?
(a) To build a pool in their grandfather's yard.
(b) To clean their grandfather's house from top to bottom.
(c) To paint their grandfather's house.
(d) To work in their grandfather's yard.

5. When Frank sees Officer Doyle at the drugstore, Officer Doyle tells Frank that Warren Redstone is still the number one suspect in Ariel's murder. Who does he say is the number two suspect?
(a) Karl.
(b) Morris Engdahl.
(c) Danny.
(d) Emil.

6. Who prevents Morris Engdahl from hurting Frank on the Fourth of July?
(a) Ariel.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Jake.
(d) Warren Redstone.

7. What is Warren Redstone's explanation for his possession of Ariel's piece of jewelry?
(a) He says he bought it from the pawnshop.
(b) He says Ariel gave it to Danny.
(c) He says he found it upriver.
(d) He says he found it on the street outside the O'Keefes' house.

8. Before Frank goes back home, he hears a strange sound. What does he finally realize is the source of this sound?
(a) Ruth's singing.
(b) Branches scraping against the window.
(c) Gus' screaming.
(d) Nathan's sobbing.

9. What does Ruth's father call Nathan after Nathan leaves to apologize to the O'Keefe family for the racist treatment they are receiving?
(a) A nincompoop.
(b) A fool.
(c) A man of principle.
(d) A hero.

10. What is Frank's reply when Jake asks what they should do about the news they have received about jail?
(a) "Don't tell Dad."
(b) "Let's get out of here."
(c) "We spring him."
(d) "Run and get Dad."

11. What do Karl's male friends say he revealed to them in the weeks leading up to Ariel's disappearance?
(a) He told his friends that he had been sleeping with Ariel.
(b) He told his friends that he had been seeing a high school senior boy from a nearby town.
(c) He told his friends he planned to pursue his acting career on Broadway rather than attending college.
(d) He told his friends that he had accepted a scholarship to attend Juilliard.

12. What object does Ruth want Frank to put on Axel's windshield?
(a) A picture of Ariel.
(b) An old parking ticket.
(c) A letter.
(d) A hundred dollar bill.

13. Where are Morris Engdahl and his girlfriend when they are finally located by the police?
(a) In Morris' brother's college dormitory in a nearby town.
(b) In a motel in Sioux Falls.
(c) In a psychiatric hospital in Mankato.
(d) In an abandoned building near the quarry.

14. Who brings Emil to the Drums' house to be with Ruth every time he comes?
(a) Lise.
(b) Karl.
(c) Julia.
(d) Gus.

15. Who answers the door when Frank and Jake knock on the O'Keefes' door?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Warren Redstone.
(c) Danny's mother.
(d) Lise.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank feel about Ruth's sudden departure from the family home?

2. Which, if any, church service does Nathan insist on leading himself the Sunday following Ariel's death?

3. What does Ruth tell Frank about God when they go on a walk to the river together?

4. When the sheriff calls Frank onto the porch and asks him a series of questions, about whom are the questions?

5. What is the only emotion Jake seems to exhibit following the news that Ariel is dead?

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