1. Why is the house lit by candlelight when Rupert comes in one night?
(a) Enid is trying to create a romantic atmosphere.
(b) The electricity has been shut off for nonpayment.
(c) Enid has turned off the lights to let the children sleep downstairs.
(d) The electricity has gone out in a storm.

2. What words best characterize Jimmy's crowded family household?
(a) Tense, anxious.
(b) Polite, optimistic.
(c) Rigid, orderly.
(d) Chaotic, boisterous.

3. What conclusion does the narrator come to about why the boys did not tell their parents about the dead body?
(a) All three boys are a little bit afraid of their parents.
(b) The boys enjoy knowing something that no one else knows.
(c) The three boys began to doubt their memories once they were separated.
(d) There is already too much going on in each of their houses.

4. What change at home is implied to be the reason that Bud finally tells his mother what happened?
(a) Bud's mother is worried about where her own husband is.
(b) Bud's mother tells him he cannot go out to Jutland anymore.
(c) The rest of Bud's family is out of the house.
(d) Bud's sisters call him names and say that he does not understand the real world.

5. What does Mrs. Quinn say about the radio show that calls people to offer the chance to answer a question in return for a prize?
(a) The game is rigged by the radio station.
(b) The question make her laugh because they are so easy.
(c) She once won a trip to Niagara Falls from this radio station.
(d) Her brother used to work for this radio show.