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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. When the boys tell Captain Tervitt what they discovered, why does he not take them to make a police report?
(a) He wants to notify Mrs. Willens first.
(b) He does not believe them.
(c) He is the one who killed Mr. Willens.
(d) He is deaf and cannot hear them.

2. Where does Mrs. Quinn say she thinks her husband goes after he visits her?
(a) Back to work.
(b) To the Duke of Cumberland.
(c) To his sister's house.
(d) To pick up other women.

3. What does the overgrown plant life sometimes cause to happen at Jutland?
(a) Hikers do not always see bears in time to get away.
(b) The turnaround for cars gets too overgrown to use.
(c) Children sometimes get lost in the area.
(d) The thick underbrush sometimes catches fire.

4. What dessert does Bud get in trouble for picking at before dinner?
(a) Apple pie.
(b) Rhubarb pie.
(c) Carrot cake.
(d) Chocolate cake.

5. Why does it bother Cece when his mother gives him money?
(a) He is sure that she has stolen it from his father.
(b) He thinks she does it out of shame.
(c) He thinks that she does it to get rid of him for a while.
(d) He knows how hard it is for her to save any money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What first causes the boys to notice the submerged car?

2. What is the nickname that all three boys acquire as a result of this incident?

3. What is in the red box in the museum?

4. When, on page 36, Mrs. Quinn says "Good riddance to bad rubbish," to whom is she referring?

5. Enid dislikes "this body that she had to wash and powder and placate" (38). In this context, what does "placate" mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the boys plan to do when they return to town with their news, and how does that plan change as soon as they actually return to town?

2. What is Mrs. Quinn dying of, and how does Olive hint that she might have gotten ill?

3. Explain how the boys cross the bridge and why they do it this way.

4. What personal details are given about Mrs. Quinn that are then called into question by Enid or Olive?

5. How does Enid feel about Mrs. Quinn, and what is Mrs. Quinn's reaction to this?

6. What do the police ask Mrs. Willens about her husband, and how does she reply?

7. What causes the argument between Bud and his sister Doris just before dinner?

8. When the boys get close to the river, what do they see submerged there, and how do they react?

9. What attitude is Enid used to seeing in dying patients?

10. What does the scene when the boys are at the Willens house reveal about Mrs. Willens?

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