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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason do Julia and Axel give for cutting themselves off from the Drums as of late?
(a) They have been out of town researching colleges for Karl.
(b) Julia has had enough of Ruth's attitude.
(c) Their focus has been on protecting Karl and helping him through his grief.
(d) Their lawyer advised them not to speak to anyone.

2. Where does Nathan go after Ruth storms off in anger about what Nathan is reading?
(a) To Gus' house.
(b) To the church.
(c) To the basement.
(d) To Frank's and Jake's room.

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

4. 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) A bloody dress.
(c) A colored beer bottle.
(d) Ariel's auburn hair.

5. After Ruth insults Julia and the Brandts leave, Nathan asks Ruth if there is any way he can help her get rid of her anger. What is her reply?
(a) She says that he can stop telling her that everything will be okay.
(b) She says he can talk to his kids more often.
(c) She says he can pray for her since that is what he does best.
(d) She says that she thinks her anger will only increase with time no matter what he does.

6. 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 clean their grandfather's house from top to bottom.
(b) To build a pool in their grandfather's yard.
(c) To paint their grandfather's house.
(d) To work in their grandfather's yard.

7. To whom does Nathan run off to speak while Frank and Jake are getting ready for Ariel's visitation service?
(a) Karl.
(b) Axel.
(c) Lise.
(d) Emil.

8. Where do Frank and Jake get the money to buy food and games at the celebration?
(a) From Nathan.
(b) From the yard work they have done for their grandfather.
(c) From the yard work they have done for Lise.
(d) From Ruth.

9. What sins is Nathan referring to when he says that his own sins have led to Ariel's death?
(a) His affair with Edna Sweeney.
(b) His permissive style of parenting.
(c) His war experiences.
(d) His trust of Karl.

10. When Jake refers to the possible identity of Ariel's murderer, Frank realizes he has been in denial about the possibility of foul play in Ariel's death. Prior to this moment, what has Frank been thinking happened to Ariel?
(a) He has thought that she drank too much and drowned in the river after going swimming.
(b) He has thought that Ariel pitched her tent too close to the river and fell into the water during the night.
(c) He has thought that she mistakenly fell into the river at the bonfire and Karl did not notice her absence.
(d) He has thought that she climbed the train trestle and fell off of it into the river.

11. Why does Frank find it odd that upon his return to the house from Sibley Park, Ruth and Gus are sitting at the kitchen table together?
(a) Because Ruth knows of Nathan's jealousy and thus avoids Gus at all costs.
(b) Because Gus knows of Nathan's jealousy and thus avoids Ruth at all costs.
(c) Because Ruth has never liked Gus.
(d) Because Gus has never liked Ruth.

12. What simile does Gus use to describe Nathan's reaction to Ariel's death?
(a) Like a knife in the back.
(b) Like a thorn in a rose.
(c) Like a stranger in the night.
(d) Like a punch in the face.

13. After Frank, Jake, and Warren Redstone hear sirens and Frank yells, "Here! He's here!" (168), what does Warren Redstone say to Frank before running away?
(a) "Thanks a lot, Snitch."
(b) "I wouldn't have expected this from you."
(c) "You've just killed me, white boy."
(d) "I forgive you for your actions today."

14. What do the police tell Frank when they call just before the boys are about to leave for Ariel's visitation service?
(a) That Morris Engdahl is in jail for attacking Emil.
(b) That Morris Engdahl is in jail for assaulting Danny.
(c) That Gus is in jail for assaulting Officer Doyle.
(d) That Nathan is in jail for assaulting Ruth.

15. What kind of weekly appointment does Jake have in Mankato?
(a) A psychiatry appointment.
(b) A speech therapy appointment.
(c) A medical appointment.
(d) An orthodontist appointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Emil to the Drums' house to be with Ruth every time he comes?

2. What does Ruth do while Nathan is at the funeral home making the arrangements for Ariel's funeral service?

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

4. Who gives Frank a ride home from the Brandt estate after telling him that the rich always get away with their crimes?

5. In addition to the revelation about Ariel's pregnant state at the time of her death, what is the other reason the sheriff cites for Karl moving to the top of the murder suspect list?

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