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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. What is the only emotion Jake seems to exhibit following the news that Ariel is dead?
(a) Shame.
(b) Manic hyperactivity.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

2. 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 mistakenly fell into the river at the bonfire and Karl did not notice her absence.
(b) He has thought that she climbed the train trestle and fell off of it into the river.
(c) He has thought that she drank too much and drowned in the river after going swimming.
(d) He has thought that Ariel pitched her tent too close to the river and fell into the water during the night.

3. 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.

4. What object is thrown through the O'Keefes' window as a part of the campaign to terrorize them and other Sioux in town?
(a) A rock.
(b) A brick.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A tomahawk.

5. Which, if any, church service does Nathan insist on leading himself the Sunday following Ariel's death?
(a) The New Bremen service.
(b) The Cadbury service.
(c) He does not lead a church service that day.
(d) The Fosburg service.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of weekly appointment does Jake have in Mankato?

2. What plan does Frank have in order to find out what is happening between Nathan and Ruth when Nathan goes to fetch her from Emil's house?

3. What happens to foil Frank's plan to find out what happens during the conversation between Ruth and Nathan?

4. What promise does Nathan elicit from both Frank and Jake after his conversation with Ruth?

5. What is one activity that is NOT among the activities offered at the annual Fourth of July celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. What elements of family life at the Drums' home drive Ruth to leave the family to stay elsewhere for a while?

2. What revelations does the sheriff communicate to Nathan when they meet in Nathan's office at the church and who becomes a suspect as a result of these revelations?

3. What is the significance of how Frank spends the money he has been saving up from the yard work he does for his grandfather?

4. How does Warren Redstone play a role in the altercation between Frank and Morris Engdahl?

5. What timeline does Karl present when he is questioned by the police?

6. Who acts as the go-between, bringing news back and forth between the police station and the Drum family and how does this role fit the character's relationship to the family?

7. Besides the sheriff's mention of Morris Engdahl, what happens to prompt Frank to tell the sheriff about Morris Engdahl's dislike of Ariel?

8. What happens to cause suspicion to fall on Warren Redstone in relation to Ariel's disappearance?

9. When Frank and Jake try to overhear yet another conversation at Emil's and Lise's house, their plan is thwarted. What is the cause of their plan failing?

10. When the sheriff finally notices Frank standing in the doorway after the questioning, what idea does he provide that gives Ruth hope?

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