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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Frank and Jake always go after they are done with their grandfather's yard work?
(a) Halderson's Drug Store.
(b) Edna Sweeney's house.
(c) The railroad tracks.
(d) The river.

2. How was Bobby Cole killed?
(a) He fell off a steep cliff.
(b) He was strangled.
(c) He was run over by a speeding train.
(d) He drowned.

3. When Father Peter tells Nathan the reasons for the townspeople's negative feelings about Ruth's role as the minister's wife, what three reasons does he give?
(a) Ruth smokes, drinks, and shuns the activities of the Women's Society of Christian Service.
(b) Ruth frequently skips church, does not invite families to her home, and does not provide donuts after church services.
(c) Ruth drinks, swears, and does not make weekly visits to the different families' homes.
(d) Ruth smokes, swears, and wears short skirts to church services.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Bobby when he is killed?

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

4. What song does Ruth Drum sing at Bobby's funeral?

5. Why are Frank and Jake forced to squeeze in next to Karl when he takes them for a ride in his Triumph sports car?

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