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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method does Emil use to attempt suicide?
(a) An overdose of aspirin.
(b) An overdose of sleeping pills.
(c) Hanging.
(d) An overdose of pain medication.

2. What is found in the pocket of Skipper's dead body?
(a) A few buttons.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A photograph.
(d) $100 cash.

3. When Frank leaves Emil and Lise's house and goes to Warren Redstone's lean-to, who does he see there?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Officer Doyle.
(c) Warren Redstone.
(d) Gus.

4. Why are Frank and Jake not technically allowed by their parents to swim at the old quarry?
(a) Because the quarry lies at the end of a winding road that has been the scene of many pedestrian fatalities.
(b) Because the cliffs the boys dive from are treacherous.
(c) Because the quarry is a frequent hangout for the town's delinquents.
(d) Because there is a No Trespassing sign there and there is still dangerous machinery at the bottom of the swimming hole.

5. Why is the new Bremen bank a source of fascination for Frank?
(a) Because he wants to be a banker when he grows up.
(b) Because it had been robbed the year before and the crime had never been solved.
(c) Because it had been robbed by Pretty Boy Floyd in the 1930s.
(d) Because he has a crush on the bank teller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Danny O'Keefe call to ask Frank and Jake to come over and play?

2. Who first breaks the silence about the dead man on the tracks?

3. What difficult task does Lise assign to Frank and Jake when the three are gardening together?

4. Who finally convinces Lise to leave Emil's side at the hospital so Emil can be alone and get some much-needed rest?

5. What advice does Gus give to Jake when Jake feels guilty for swearing in front of the church?

(see the answer key)

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