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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Frank say he told about Esmeralda trying to fly a large kite?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A police officer.

2. After talking with Eric and hearing the dog in the background, what does Frank say he needs to help him?
(a) The factory.
(b) The poles.
(c) The gods.
(d) The fates.

3. What does Frank say he believed about Paul's soul?
(a) It was tarnished.
(b) It was better loved.
(c) It was really Old Saul.
(d) It was old.

4. Why does Athelwald Trapley turn the gas on in his house?
(a) For heat.
(b) He does it accidentally.
(c) To commit suicide.
(d) To install a new appliance.

5. How does Frank say he used to use a sapling as a weapon?
(a) He used it as a catapult.
(b) He used to throw bombs off of it.
(c) He used it to sharpen the sticks for daggars.
(d) He used to poison the leaves.

6. What does Frank say fell to the earth after Paul died?
(a) Shards of glass.
(b) Paul's clothing.
(c) Pieces of rock.
(d) Rain.

7. What is similar between Eric's mother and Frank's mother?
(a) The both remarried.
(b) They both are tall.
(c) They both left Angus.
(d) They both are blond.

8. Why does Frank hate women?
(a) Because they are pretty.
(b) Because they are kind.
(c) Because they are weak.
(d) Because they are smarter than he is.

9. What does Frank say probably happened to Esmeralda?
(a) She never came down from the kite.
(b) She survived the ordeal.
(c) She landed in the sea.
(d) She got caught up in trees.

10. What marriage was Agnes for Angus?
(a) His fourth.
(b) His third.
(c) His first.
(d) His second.

11. Where was Frank while Agnes gave birth?
(a) Hiding in the car.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) Playing outside.
(d) Asleep in his bed.

12. Why does Angus walk with a stick?
(a) To help him balance.
(b) To hit people with as he passes.
(c) To make sound as he walks.
(d) The stick belonged to his father.

13. What does Frank say he did to look upset after Esmeralda's death?
(a) He rubbed sand in his eyes.
(b) He thought about his mother.
(c) He cut himself.
(d) He ran head first into a pole.

14. What did Frank say to explain why three relatives died around him?
(a) He said it's his mother's fault.
(b) He said he is jinxed.
(c) He never gave an explanation.
(d) He said someone is out to get him.

15. Why does Frank sometimes put wasps on his alarm clock?
(a) To frighten his father.
(b) Because he collects insects.
(c) To see how long they stay there.
(d) So the bells smash them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Agnes kick Old Saul?

2. What does Frank say Agnes did after Paul's birth?

3. How old was Frank when he killed Esmeralda?

4. In "The Bomb Circle," what does Frank blame on his mother?

5. Why is Eric angry about the dog in the phone booth with him when he calls Frank?

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