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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object does the sheriff hope to find in Karl's possession if his search warrant is granted?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A tire iron.

3. How does the whole town find out about Karl's secret he divulges to Nathan?
(a) Ruth overhears Karl's secret and tells Emil, who spreads the news.
(b) Frank and Jake overhear Karl's secret and tell Officer Doyle, who spreads the news.
(c) Karl decides to announce his secret at a town gathering.
(d) Nathan spreads the secret around the town.

4. What is the spot of red that Frank observes in the river after Jake points it out?
(a) Ariel's auburn hair.
(b) A bloody dress.
(c) A colored beer bottle.
(d) A plastic bag full of strawberries.

5. What plan does Frank have in order to find out what is happening between Nathan and Ruth when Nathan goes to fetch her from Emil's house?
(a) He plans to linger at Emil's after their conversation and to ask Ruth point-blank what she and Nathan have discussed.
(b) He plans to send Jake to Emil's house under the guise of helping Lise but actually to eavesdrop on their parents.
(c) He plans to plant a tape recorder in Emil's living room before Nathan arrives.
(d) He plans to hide underneath a nearby window so that he can overhear the conversation.

6. After Ruth insults Julia and the Brandts leave, Nathan asks Ruth if there is any way he can help her get rid of her anger. What is her reply?
(a) She says that he can stop telling her that everything will be okay.
(b) She says he can talk to his kids more often.
(c) She says that she thinks her anger will only increase with time no matter what he does.
(d) She says he can pray for her since that is what he does best.

7. What does Ruth do while Nathan is at the funeral home making the arrangements for Ariel's funeral service?
(a) She sits in her bedroom and cries.
(b) She sits on the porch in her housecoat and slippers, smoking cigarettes.
(c) She sits in the basement with all of the lights off.
(d) She sits at the kitchen table, writing Ariel's eulogy.

8. 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.

9. What is Nathan reading that angers Ruth so much she storms off from the living room?
(a) A book about fishing.
(b) A book about the psychology of grief.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Ariel's obituary.

10. In addition to the revelation about Ariel's pregnant state at the time of her death, what is the other reason the sheriff cites for Karl moving to the top of the murder suspect list?
(a) Karl had bought a life insurance policy in Ariel's name the month before her disappearance.
(b) Karl had told his male friends that he hated Ariel and wanted to get away from her by going to college.
(c) The police uncovered prior domestic violence in Karl's past.
(d) Witnesses saw and heard Ariel and Karl arguing loudly the day before her disappearance.

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

12. To whom does Nathan run off to speak while Frank and Jake are getting ready for Ariel's visitation service?
(a) Emil.
(b) Axel.
(c) Lise.
(d) Karl.

13. What is Frank's reply when Jake asks what they should do about the news they have received about jail?
(a) "Run and get Dad."
(b) "Don't tell Dad."
(c) "We spring him."
(d) "Let's get out of here."

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

15. Why do Ruth and Emil stop spending time together?
(a) Because Emil is now disgusted by Ruth's decision to leave her family.
(b) Because Ruth is now disgusted at any mention of the Brandt family due to Karl's possible involvement in Ariel's death.
(c) Because Ruth does not want anyone to think she left her family in order to pursue a relationship with Emil.
(d) Because Lise goes into one of her screaming fits any time Emil tries to leave to see Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Frank goes to tell Gus about Ruth's departure, where do Frank and Jake finally locate Gus?

2. When Karl apologizes to Nathan, for what transgression does he apologize?

3. After Frank, Jake, and Warren Redstone hear sirens and Frank yells, "Here! He's here!" (168), what does Warren Redstone say to Frank before running away?

4. What kind of weekly appointment does Jake have in Mankato?

5. What does Morris Engdahl offer as the alibi proving his innocence concerning Ariel's disappearance?

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