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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. When Warren Redstone asks Frank where his can of belongings is, what is Frank's reply?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. What does Ruth do while Nathan is at the funeral home making the arrangements for Ariel's funeral service?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Frank initially not very worried about Ariel when she does not return home the night of the Fourth of July?
2. 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?
3. What are the differences in how each member of the Drum family feels about Karl's new status as a murder suspect?
4. What news does Gus bring to Ruth while Nathan is at the funeral home making arrangements for Ariel's funeral?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. What secret does Karl finally reveal to Nathan that makes it fairly clear that he had no hand in Ariel's murder?
8. What is the significance of how Frank spends the money he has been saving up from the yard work he does for his grandfather?
9. How does Warren Redstone play a role in the altercation between Frank and Morris Engdahl?
10. In what ways are the complicated nature of the grief cycle demonstrated to the reader through the experiences of Frank and Jake?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the novel's characters have war experiences in their pasts that significantly affect their futures. Choose three of these characters, analyze their relationships to war experiences, and state and prove the author's message about the nature of war.
Essay Topic 2
How does the novel's title express its themes? Use three different scenes and related concrete details to prove your claim.
Essay Topic 3
A message about prejudice, particularly that experienced by people of color in 1960s America, is expressed through certain characters and particular situations within the novel. Describe and analyze three of these instances and create a claim stating the author's message about prejudice.
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