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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finally convinces Lise to leave Emil's side at the hospital so Emil can be alone and get some much-needed rest?
(a) Jake.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Frank.
(d) Ruth.

2. When Officer Doyle, Gus, and Frank pass by the Emil Brandt's house in Officer Doyle's Studebaker, who is sitting on the porch with Emil?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Karl.
(d) Jake.

3. To whom does Jake think Frank should apologize and why?
(a) He thinks Frank should apologize to Ariel to keep her from telling the boys' secrets to their parents.
(b) He thinks Frank should apologize to Nathan so that neither he nor Jake will be grounded again.
(c) He thinks Frank should apologize to Morris so that neither he nor Jake will be beat up.
(d) He thinks Franks should apologize to Karl so that both he and Jake will still be offered rides in Karl's sports car.

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

5. What school is Ariel planning to attend after high school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) NYU.
(c) New Bremen Community College.
(d) Juilliard.

6. What kind of animal does Officer Doyle blow up with the M-80 firecracker?
(a) A seagull.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A salamander.
(d) A bullfrog.

7. What does Frank say is intended to be the highlight of the Independence Day celebration in Luther Park?
(a) A piano concerto performed by Emil.
(b) The singing of the national anthem by Ruth.
(c) The performance of a play written by Karl.
(d) The chorale that Ariel had composed.

8. What prompts Gus and Morris to be thrown in jail?
(a) They get into a fistfight in the bar parking lot.
(b) They get caught gambling at a poker game.
(c) They rob the local liquor store.
(d) They get caught drag racing.

9. Though there is little furniture in Lise and Emil's home, what object is a prominent feature in every room?
(a) Cushions.
(b) Books.
(c) Dolls.
(d) Flowers.

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

11. What reason does Frank give for the Fourth of July being one of his favorite holidays?
(a) He likes the pies his mother makes.
(b) He gets to spend time alone with his sister Ariel.
(c) He gets to take the day off from his work at his grandfather's house.
(d) He likes the fireworks.

12. How many children do Axel and Julia Brandt have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. What is the punishment that Frank and Jake receive as a result of playing at the tracks?
(a) They are not allowed to ride in Karl's sports car 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 leave the yard without permission from a parent for one week.
(d) They are not allowed to use the phone for one week.

14. How does Jake's suit shoulder get torn?
(a) He tears it on purpose to avoid having to go to Bobby's funeral.
(b) He tears it while jumping over a fence.
(c) Ariel tears it while trying to adjust Jake's suit.
(d) Frank tugs his sleeve to get him to hurry up.

15. Who first tells Nathan that Emil has attempted suicide?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Jake.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Gus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical imperfection does Ariel exhibit?

2. Why do Frank and Jake look forward to Saturday dinners at their house?

3. How was Bobby Cole killed?

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

5. When Frank leaves Emil and Lise's house and goes to Warren Redstone's lean-to, who does he see there?

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