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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Occam's razor?
(a) The murder weapon in the Crystal Hagen case.
(b) The weapon used to cut Carl's throat while he was in prison.
(c) The idea that people who want to kill someone will always find a way.
(d) The principle that says all things being equal, the simplest conclusion is usually the correct one.

2. What word does Jeremy often use to begin his sentences?
(a) You know.
(b) Probably.
(c) Maybe.
(d) No.

3. What will happen if Jeremy is left home alone again?
(a) Terry will call child protective services.
(b) Joe will have to move back home.
(c) Joe's mother and brother will be evicted.
(d) Jeremy will have to live with Joe.

4. What does Joe's mother use to blackmail Joe into paying her bail?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Carl's file.
(c) A gun.
(d) Lila.

5. Why is Virgil so convinced that Carl did not kill Crystal?
(a) Carl saved his life in Vietnam.
(b) Carl was the person who injured Virgil.
(c) Carl refused to fight in Vietnam.
(d) Carl was in love with Crystal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lila's apartment smell like?

2. How did Joe get the money for his mother's bail?

3. What is the secret Joe blurts out to Carl?

4. Who did Carl's lawyer write to for help breaking the diary code?

5. Who does Joe's brother, Jeremy, live with?

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