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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who answers the door when Frank and Jake knock on the O'Keefes' door?
(a) Warren Redstone.
(b) Lise.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Danny's mother.

2. What behavior does Ruth exhibit that lets Frank and Jake know how upset she is and truly frightens them as a result?
(a) She crawls under the covers and will not leave her bed.
(b) She lets her cigarette burn down to its filter in her hand.
(c) She breaks all of the windows in the house.
(d) She keeps pouring coffee into her cup even when the coffee is flowing onto the table and floor.

3. Why are Frank and Jake unable to play with Danny when they go to find him at the O'Keefes' house?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He has gone to stay with relatives.
(c) He is too sad to get out of bed.
(d) His mother is afraid he will be attacked if he goes outside.

4. What do the police tell Frank when they call just before the boys are about to leave for Ariel's visitation service?
(a) That Morris Engdahl is in jail for attacking Emil.
(b) That Nathan is in jail for assaulting Ruth.
(c) That Morris Engdahl is in jail for assaulting Danny.
(d) That Gus is in jail for assaulting Officer Doyle.

5. Who prevents Morris Engdahl from hurting Frank on the Fourth of July?
(a) Warren Redstone.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Jake.
(d) Ariel.

6. What advice does Gus give to Frank and Jake when they ask for his help?
(a) Gus tells them to slash Officer Doyle's tires.
(b) Gus tells them to tell the whole story to Nathan.
(c) Gus tells them to forget about it and focus on Ariel's funeral.
(d) Gus tells them to make a list of the gossipers and he will take care of them later.

7. Where are Morris Engdahl and his girlfriend when they are finally located by the police?
(a) In an abandoned building near the quarry.
(b) In a motel in Sioux Falls.
(c) In a psychiatric hospital in Mankato.
(d) In Morris' brother's college dormitory in a nearby town.

8. What is missing from Warren Redstone's lean-to when Frank and Jake go to search it?
(a) The tarp that had served as a floor.
(b) The flag that had hung outside.
(c) His wood pile.
(d) Warren Redstone's can of belongings.

9. Upon leaving their grandfather's house and starting to walk home, Jake suddenly stops in the middle of the road. What reason does he give for stopping?
(a) He cannot stop thinking about how much he wants Ariel back.
(b) He is having a vision of Ariel coming to tell him something.
(c) He feels like he is going to throw up.
(d) He has realized that he left the bonus from their grandfather on the back of the toilet.

10. What secret does Karl share with Nathan that he has never told anyone else?
(a) That he has a twin brother.
(b) That his father is illiterate.
(c) That Ariel was his first girlfriend.
(d) That he is gay.

11. What gossip do Frank and Jake hear that causes them to run and seek Gus' advice for what they should do about it?
(a) They hear townspeople talking about Karl's twin brother.
(b) They hear townspeople talking about Nathan's affair with Edna Sweeney.
(c) They hear townspeople talking about Ruth's affair with Emil.
(d) They hear townspeople talking about Karl's homosexuality.

12. Before Frank goes back home, he hears a strange sound. What does he finally realize is the source of this sound?
(a) Nathan's sobbing.
(b) Ruth's singing.
(c) Branches scraping against the window.
(d) Gus' screaming.

13. What evidence of Warren Redstone's guilt do the police find when they search the O'Keefes' basement where he has been staying?
(a) None.
(b) A strand of Ariel's hair.
(c) A note from Ariel to Warren Redstone.
(d) A spot of blood on the carpet.

14. Who gives Frank a ride home from the Brandt estate after telling him that the rich always get away with their crimes?
(a) Mr. Halderson.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Officer Doyle.
(d) Gus.

15. Jake asks Frank what they should do in order to deal with their grief and Frank says he has an idea but that Jake may not like it. What is Frank's idea?
(a) To work in their grandfather's yard.
(b) To paint their grandfather's house.
(c) To build a pool in their grandfather's yard.
(d) To clean their grandfather's house from top to bottom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth tell Frank about God when they go on a walk to the river together?

2. To whom does Nathan run off to speak while Frank and Jake are getting ready for Ariel's visitation service?

3. Who provides a ride for Ariel to get from the party to the bonfire site?

4. When Frank tells the police that Morris Engdahl does not like Ariel, what names does he say Morris Engdahl has called Ariel in the past?

5. What job is Gus performing when Frank and Jake find him at the cemetery?

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