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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. For what purpose does Nathan give Frank and Jake money when he goes to talk to Ruth?
2. When Frank tells the police that Morris Engdahl does not like Ariel, what names does he say Morris Engdahl has called Ariel in the past?
3. When Karl apologizes to Nathan, for what transgression does he apologize?
4. 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?
5. What object does Ruth want Frank to put on Axel's windshield?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the cause of Lise's heightened anxiety and frantic behavior when Nathan goes to Emil's house to talk to Ruth?
2. What elements of family life at the Drums' home drive Ruth to leave the family to stay elsewhere for a while?
3. What secret does Karl finally reveal to Nathan that makes it fairly clear that he had no hand in Ariel's murder?
4. Why and how does Ruth lose the one person who has served as her comfort throughout the tragedy surrounding Ariel?
5. What is the first action Frank takes when he gets home as a result of listening to Nathan's sermon?
6. In what ways are the complicated nature of the grief cycle demonstrated to the reader through the experiences of Frank and Jake?
7. How do the themes of racism and larger injustice surface in the aftermath of Ariel's disappearance?
8. What happens to cause suspicion to fall on Warren Redstone in relation to Ariel's disappearance?
9. Why is it ironic that Ruth refuses to attend the New Bremen church service at which Nathan preaches right after Ariel's dead body is found?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's use of red herrings within his mystery narrative. How are they used and what messages does the author send through their use?
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
Krueger chooses to leave some mysteries in the novel unsolved for the reader, including Karl Brandt's death and Bobby Cole's death. Analyze the ambiguities within these two incidents and use your analysis to state the author's purpose in leaving some of the novel's mysteries unsolved.
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