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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe have to see his mother up at the Mower County Courthouse?
(a) She works there and needs a ride home.
(b) She has a bail hearing.
(c) She is a lawyer.
(d) She is helping him get Carl's trial records.

2. What does Carl say to Joe when he is finished telling the story of his grandfather's death?
(a) That he let his grandfather down.
(b) That it was not Joe's fault.
(c) That Joe is a murderer.
(d) That sometimes good people die.

3. Who is Carl's only visitor in the nursing home besides Joe?
(a) Virgil Gray.
(b) Janet.
(c) Crystal Hagen.
(d) Mrs. Lorngren.

4. In which month does the story begin?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) May.

5. How are Joe and Jeremy related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are father and son.
(c) They are not related.
(d) They are brothers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Joe see on Jeremy's back?

3. Where did Carl get the scar on his neck?

4. What will happen if Jeremy is left home alone again?

5. What does Lila's apartment smell like?

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