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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Frank surprised when Officer Doyle asks him how he thinks the Minnesota Twins will do this year?
(a) Because adults rarely ask his opinion.
(b) Because he knows Officer Doyle hates sports.
(c) Because Frank hates baseball.
(d) Because the baseball season is over for the year.

2. Who first breaks the silence about the dead man on the tracks?
(a) Jake.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Frank.
(d) Warren Redstone.

3. What game does Danny O'Keefe call to ask Frank and Jake to come over and play?
(a) Clue.
(b) Risk.
(c) Operation.
(d) Monopoly.

4. Who touches Lise and sends her into a screaming fit after Emil attempted suicide?
(a) Frank.
(b) One of the policemen who arrive at the scene.
(c) One of the firemen who arrive at the scene.
(d) Nathan.

5. How do Jake and Frank feel about their sister Ariel?
(a) They are jealous of her musical ability.
(b) They resent her status as their mother's favorite child.
(c) They feel they can never live up to her level of academic success.
(d) They adore her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of their father's three church services is Frank's and Jake's favorite?

2. What is Nathan's reaction when Gus asks if Nathan would like some company after Ruth has left in anger over his choice of reading material?

3. Who first tells Nathan that Emil has attempted suicide?

4. What object does Frank see sticking out of Danny's Uncle Warren's pocket?

5. When Jake refers to the possible identity of Ariel's murderer, Frank realizes he has been in denial about the possibility of foul play in Ariel's death. Prior to this moment, what has Frank been thinking happened to Ariel?

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