1. After the incident with Officer Doyle and the killing of the animal with the M-80, how does Frank feel about fireworks?
(a) He no longer wants to buy any with the money he has saved.
(b) He still loves them but sees now that they are dangerous.
(c) He is afraid of them and empathizes with his father's fear of them.
(d) He wants to buy them and give them to Karl so an older person can set them off and Frank can just watch.

2. Besides wanting to play, what is the true reason for Frank's and Jake's visit to see Danny?
(a) They want to ask Danny questions about Warren Redstone.
(b) They want to tell Danny to beware of Warren Redstone.
(c) They want Danny to know that they still honor their friendship with him.
(d) They want to make sure Danny is unharmed.

3. What happens just before Ruth stands up from the kitchen table and announces she is leaving the family to go to her father's house to stay for a while?
(a) Gus asks for ketchup.
(b) Jake asks for maple syrup.
(c) Nathan asks for salt.
(d) Franks asks for orange juice.

4. 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 frequently skips church, does not invite families to her home, and does not provide donuts after church services.
(b) Ruth drinks, swears, and does not make weekly visits to the different families' homes.
(c) Ruth smokes, swears, and wears short skirts to church services.
(d) Ruth smokes, drinks, and shuns the activities of the Women's Society of Christian Service.

5. 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 quarry is a frequent hangout for the town's delinquents.
(c) Because there is a No Trespassing sign there and there is still dangerous machinery at the bottom of the swimming hole.
(d) Because the cliffs the boys dive from are treacherous.