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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. Where does Frank first spot Morris Engdahl on the grounds of the celebration?
(a) Outside of the beer tent.
(b) At the cotton candy vendor.
(c) Behind the bandstand stage.
(d) At the Ring Toss.

2. When Frank goes to tell Gus about Ruth's departure, where do Frank and Jake finally locate Gus?
(a) The bar.
(b) The barbershop.
(c) The liquor store.
(d) The drugstore.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank's and Jake's grandfather give to them as a bonus for a job well done?

2. What does Morris Engdahl offer as the alibi proving his innocence concerning Ariel's disappearance?

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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. How does Nathan's sermon affect Frank?

3. What news does Gus bring to Ruth while Nathan is at the funeral home making arrangements for Ariel's funeral?

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

5. Why and how does Ruth lose the one person who has served as her comfort throughout the tragedy surrounding Ariel?

6. What, if any, clues do Karl, Frank, Jake, the sheriff, and Officer Doyle find when they get to Sibley Park, the site of the bonfire party?

7. Why is Frank so surprised to see Ruth and Gus sitting together at the kitchen table when he and the rest of the family return from Sibley Park?

8. Why is Frank initially not very worried about Ariel when she does not return home the night of the Fourth of July?

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

10. 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?

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