2. In high school, what was more important to Enid than having boyfriends?
(a) Her clubs and activities.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Her girlfriends.
(d) Her ambition.

3. What is the nickname that all three boys acquire as a result of this incident?
(a) Detective.
(b) Killer.
(c) Deadman.
(d) Fisherman.

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

5. What is Captain Tervitt's current job?
(a) None--he is retired.
(b) Special constable.
(c) Town clerk.
(d) Ship's captain.

6. What does the narrator say is the problem with Jimmy's grandmother's cooking?
(a) She makes unnecessary changes in recipes to save money.
(b) Her taste buds have gotten less sensitive and she over-salts everything.
(c) She is inattentive and careless.
(d) She is not used to cooking for so many people and there is never enough food.

7. What do the boys usually call one another when they are out at Jutland?
(a) Their first names.
(b) Family nicknames.
(c) Nothing.
(d) School nicknames.

8. What do the attentions of the creamery manager at the Town Hall dance tell the reader about Enid?
(a) She is widely considered to be disagreeable and unattractive.
(b) She is a popular and attractive woman, but she has little interest in men.
(c) She is unlikely to find a man her own age in Walley who is interested in her.
(d) She is still too focused on her career to spend much time thinking about boyfriends.

9. What animals are most prominently featured in the description of the boys' walk to the river?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Birds.

10. What does Enid always bring with her when she nurses a female patient?
(a) Nail polish.
(b) Blue ribbons.
(c) Curlers.
(d) A hairbrush.

11. How do the boys know whose car they are looking at in the water?
(a) They can see the license plate.
(b) It has a distinctive color and shape.
(c) The dead man's wallet is in the weeds by the shore.
(d) They can see the dead man's face.

12. Why is Colonel Box so cool and disinterested toward Jimmy?
(a) Jimmy is well-known as a troublemaker.
(b) Colonel Box has the same last name but they are not actually related.
(c) Colonel Box disapproves of Jimmy's parents' marriage.
(d) Jimmy did not keep the secret that Colonel Box trusted him with.

13. What do the men in town call the boys when they are in a good mood and want to seem friendly?
(a) Sirs.
(b) Lads.
(c) Boys.
(d) Young fellows.

14. When, on page 36, Mrs. Quinn says "Good riddance to bad rubbish," to whom is she referring?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Olive.
(d) Enid.

15. What is in the red box in the museum?
(a) Optometrist's instruments.
(b) Porcelain insulators.
(c) Old photographs.
(d) Donations to keep the museum running.