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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of their father's three church services is Frank's and Jake's favorite?
(a) The service in Fosburg.
(b) The service in Cadbury.
(c) The service in New Bremen.
(d) The service in Minneapolis.

3. What two queries does Frank make of Karl during the ride in the Triumph?
(a) He asks if Karl wants Ariel to attend Juilliard and what it is like to act in a play.
(b) He asks if Karl loves his mother and if he thinks she will make a good mother-in-law for Ariel.
(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.

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

5. Why does Jake decide not to go to the fireworks stand with Frank, Gus, and Officer Doyle?
(a) He wants to stay and bake with Ariel.
(b) He says he has a bad feeling about it.
(c) He does not have money to buy fireworks.
(d) He and Frank are still technically grounded.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Bobby when he is killed?

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

3. What reason does Frank give for the Fourth of July being one of his favorite holidays?

4. Where is the private hospital located where Emil goes to recuperate?

5. What song does Ruth Drum sing at Bobby's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens within the conversation Frank overhears between Nathan and Emil after Emil's return from the private hospital?

2. Why is Frank so surprised when Officer Doyle asks him his opinion about this year's Minnesota Twins team and asks about his own experiences with baseball?

3. What lengths has Gus gone to in order to make sure Nathan does not know of the card games he runs in the basement of the church?

4. How does Gus' monologue about killing a man relate to the novel's title?

5. How does Officer Doyle's search of Warren Redstone's lean-to sway the reader's opinion of Warren Redstone's character?

6. What is the situation that results in Frank, Jake, and Nathan going to the jail in the middle of the night?

7. What are the reasons Officer Doyle gives for finding Bobby Cole's death suspicious?

8. How does Nathan react to Father Peter's communication with him about the townspeople's problems with Ruth?

9. How does Frank convince his dad to give him the tire iron for the boys' walk home from the jail and what do they subsequently do with it?

10. How is the character of Julia Brandt a foil to the character of Ruth Drum?

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