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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sins is Nathan referring to when he says that his own sins have led to Ariel's death?
(a) His permissive style of parenting.
(b) His affair with Edna Sweeney.
(c) His trust of Karl.
(d) His war experiences.

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

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?
(a) "Thanks a lot, Snitch."
(b) "I wouldn't have expected this from you."
(c) "I forgive you for your actions today."
(d) "You've just killed me, white boy."

4. When the sheriff calls Frank onto the porch and asks him a series of questions, about whom are the questions?
(a) Emil.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Karl.
(d) Jake.

5. When Warren Redstone asks Frank where his can of belongings is, what is Frank's reply?
(a) Frank says the police have the metal can.
(b) Frank says that Danny has it.
(c) Frank says he threw it in the river.
(d) Frank says he has no idea.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who answers the door when Frank and Jake knock on the O'Keefes' door?

4. Who gives Frank a ride home from the Brandt estate after telling him that the rich always get away with their crimes?

5. What is the only emotion Jake seems to exhibit following the news that Ariel is dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Warren Redstone play a role in the altercation between Frank and Morris Engdahl?

2. When Frank and Jake try to overhear yet another conversation at Emil's and Lise's house, their plan is thwarted. What is the cause of their plan failing?

3. Besides the sheriff's mention of Morris Engdahl, what happens to prompt Frank to tell the sheriff about Morris Engdahl's dislike of Ariel?

4. How does Nathan's sermon affect Frank?

5. What revelations does the sheriff communicate to Nathan when they meet in Nathan's office at the church and who becomes a suspect as a result of these revelations?

6. In what ways are the complicated nature of the grief cycle demonstrated to the reader through the experiences of Frank and Jake?

7. What is the significance of how Frank spends the money he has been saving up from the yard work he does for his grandfather?

8. What is the first action Frank takes when he gets home as a result of listening to Nathan's sermon?

9. What secret does Karl finally reveal to Nathan that makes it fairly clear that he had no hand in Ariel's murder?

10. What is the cause of Lise's heightened anxiety and frantic behavior when Nathan goes to Emil's house to talk to Ruth?

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