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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue & Chapters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical imperfection does Ariel exhibit?
(a) She has a scar from a cleft lip surgery.
(b) She walks with a slight limp.
(c) She has a port wine stain across the right side of her face.
(d) She has 4 fingers on her right hand.

2. What is the punishment that Frank and Jake receive as a result of playing at the tracks?
(a) They are not allowed to use the phone for one week.
(b) They have to do Ariel's chores, as well as their own, for one week.
(c) They are not allowed to ride in Karl's sports car for one week.
(d) They are not allowed to leave the yard without permission from a parent for one week.

3. Who first voices the suspicion that Bobby Cole's death might have involved foul play?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Officer Doyle.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Gus.

4. What object does Frank see sticking out of Danny's Uncle Warren's pocket?
(a) Bobby Cole's eyeglasses.
(b) Jake's rollerskate key.
(c) Ariel's necklace.
(d) Skipper's photograph.

5. In what month and year does the narrator's story begin?
(a) July of 1961.
(b) July of 1969.
(c) January of 1961.
(d) January of 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children do Axel and Julia Brandt have?

2. Where do Frank and Jake always go after they are done with their grandfather's yard work?

3. Where do Nathan and Gus finally find Travis Klement once they locate him?

4. Why do Frank and Jake walk home from the jail instead of riding in their father's car?

5. Why is the new Bremen bank a source of fascination for Frank?

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