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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Gus give to Frank and Jake when they ask for his help?
(a) Gus tells them to make a list of the gossipers and he will take care of them later.
(b) Gus tells them to forget about it and focus on Ariel's funeral.
(c) Gus tells them to tell the whole story to Nathan.
(d) Gus tells them to slash Officer Doyle's tires.

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

3. What happens to foil Frank's plan to find out what happens during the conversation between Ruth and Nathan?
(a) Jake refuses to eavesdrop on their parents.
(b) Lise comes charging out of the house toward the shed.
(c) Frank's tape recorder breaks.
(d) Ruth immediately retires to bed after her conversation with Nathan.

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

5. Who provides a ride for Ariel to get from the party to the bonfire site?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Lise.
(c) Karl.
(d) Ruth.

6. What secret does Karl share with Nathan that he has never told anyone else?
(a) That his father is illiterate.
(b) That he is gay.
(c) That he has a twin brother.
(d) That Ariel was his first girlfriend.

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

8. How does the whole town find out about Karl's secret he divulges to Nathan?
(a) Ruth overhears Karl's secret and tells Emil, who spreads the news.
(b) Karl decides to announce his secret at a town gathering.
(c) Nathan spreads the secret around the town.
(d) Frank and Jake overhear Karl's secret and tell Officer Doyle, who spreads the news.

9. When the sheriff calls Frank onto the porch and asks him a series of questions, about whom are the questions?
(a) Karl.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Jake.
(d) Emil.

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

11. How does Frank feel about Ruth's sudden departure from the family home?
(a) He is angry with Ruth because he feels she is acting like she is the only one who has experienced a loss.
(b) He feels sorry for Nathan because he knows that Nathan will struggle without Ruth's support.
(c) He empathizes with Ruth because he too feels like abandoning the family for a while.
(d) He loses hope that anyone in the family will be able to heal once Ruth is gone.

12. Who gives Frank a ride home from the Brandt estate after telling him that the rich always get away with their crimes?
(a) Gus.
(b) Officer Doyle.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mr. Halderson.

13. What is Nathan's reaction when Gus asks if Nathan would like some company after Ruth has left in anger over his choice of reading material?
(a) He reluctantly accepts Gus' company.
(b) He welcomes Gus' company.
(c) He says that Gus can stay but that he does not want to talk.
(d) He tells Gus to go away.

14. What does Warren Redstone have in his possession that causes the police to suspect his involvement with Ariel's disappearance?
(a) Her diamond ring.
(b) Her music note earrings.
(c) Her pearl bracelet.
(d) Her locket necklace.

15. Upon leaving their grandfather's house and starting to walk home, Jake suddenly stops in the middle of the road. What reason does he give for stopping?
(a) He has realized that he left the bonus from their grandfather on the back of the toilet.
(b) He is having a vision of Ariel coming to tell him something.
(c) He cannot stop thinking about how much he wants Ariel back.
(d) He feels like he is going to throw up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason do Julia and Axel give for cutting themselves off from the Drums as of late?

2. What object is thrown through the O'Keefes' window as a part of the campaign to terrorize them and other Sioux in town?

3. When Frank returns home from his first church service after Ariel's death, what does he tell Jake?

4. How long does Emil's and Ruth's performance of Ariel's chorale composition last?

5. Which two members of the Drum family refuse to attend church on the Sunday following Ariel's death?

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