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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the real reason for Amelia's absence from church?
(a) She has fallen ill with influenza.
(b) Her son Peter has run away.
(c) Travis has forbade her from attending church.
(d) Her husband Travis has left her and her son Peter with visible bruises.

2. Who arrives at Emil and Lise's house moments after the firemen have left with Emil?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Karl.
(d) Axel.

3. What war experience does Travis Klement have?
(a) He was an army cook in the Korean War.
(b) He was a prisoner of war in World War II.
(c) He was an army surgeon in the Korean War.
(d) He was a prisoner of war in North Korea.

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

5. Why do Frank and Jake look forward to Saturday dinners at their house?
(a) Because their mother makes their favorite dinner: pot roast.
(b) Because their father usually cooks and often they get to eat outside.
(c) Because that night Gus always comes to dinner.
(d) Because Ariel always brings her boyfriend Karl to dinner.

6. When Ruth gets angry at Julia's words, what physical attribute does Ruth mention in order to insult Julia?
(a) Crow's feet.
(b) Warts.
(c) Worry lines.
(d) Freckles.

7. Which of their father's three church services is Frank's and Jake's favorite?
(a) The service in Fosburg.
(b) The service in New Bremen.
(c) The service in Cadbury.
(d) The service in Minneapolis.

8. What song does Ruth Drum sing at Bobby's funeral?
(a) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) Ordinary Grace.
(d) Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

9. Why is the old stone quarry the boys' usual choice of swimming site when there are three possibilities in town?
(a) Because the public pool costs money and the country club is full of snobs.
(b) Because the country club requires membership and the public pool is too crowded.
(c) Because the creek is generally dried up this time of year and the public pool costs money.
(d) Because the quarry is the only swimming site with nice scenery.

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

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

12. Where do Frank and Jake run to after seeing the dead body at the train tracks?
(a) Halderson's drug store.
(b) Their house.
(c) Emil Brandt's house.
(d) Their father's church.

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

14. What two queries does Frank make of Karl during the ride in the Triumph?
(a) He asks if Karl wants Ariel to attend Juilliard and what it is like to act in a play.
(b) He asks if Karl loves Ariel and if he intends to marry her.
(c) He asks whether Karl wants to go to Hollywood someday and whether he wants to be a celebrity or not.
(d) He asks if Karl loves his mother and if he thinks she will make a good mother-in-law for Ariel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What school is Ariel planning to attend after high school?

2. What reason does Frank give for the Fourth of July being one of his favorite holidays?

3. What method does Emil use to attempt suicide?

4. How do Jake and Frank feel about their sister Ariel?

5. When Warren Redstone asks Frank what kind of name Drum is, what is Frank's reply?

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