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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stage cancer does Carl have?
(a) Stage 2.
(b) Stage 1.
(c) Stage 3.
(d) Stage 4.

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

3. What did Carl do during the trail that was considered unusual?
(a) He wanted to talk to Crystal's mother.
(b) He requested a speedy trial.
(c) He asked to represent himself.
(d) He asked for the trial transcripts.

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

5. Why does Joe open the file labeled 'autopsy photos'?
(a) He likes crime photos.
(b) He thinks it is a different file.
(c) He wants to test his mettle.
(d) He wants to impress Lila.

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

7. What happened when Joe brought home his first girlfriend, Phyllis, in high school?
(a) His mother embarrassed him by being drunk and fighting with a man she owed money.
(b) His mother embraced Phyllis and liked her more than Joe did.
(c) His mother was drunk and passed out on the couch in their apartment when he got home.
(d) His brother embarrassed him by not behaving kindly toward Phyllis.

8. Who was Carl Iverson found guilty of murdering?
(a) Joe Talbot.
(b) Crystal Hagen.
(c) Pierce Street.
(d) Douglas Lockwood.

9. What did Grandpa Bill warn Joe not to leave on the bottom of the boat?
(a) His fishing pole.
(b) His book.
(c) A beer bottle.
(d) Trash.

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

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

12. When does Janet think Carl will die?
(a) By the spring.
(b) By New Year's Day.
(c) By Christmas.
(d) By Thanksgiving.

13. What is the secret Joe blurts out to Carl?
(a) His grandfather molested him.
(b) He watched his grandfather die.
(c) He killed his grandfather.
(d) His grandfather is not really dead.

14. What is the name of Crystal's boyfriend?
(a) Andy.
(b) Carl.
(c) Doug.
(d) Danny.

15. How did Joe get the money for his mother's bail?
(a) By taking it from Jeremy's account.
(b) He asked his mother's boss for an advance on her pay.
(c) He borrowed it from Lila.
(d) By working more hours at Molly's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disorder does Jeremy live with?

2. Which of Crystal Hagen's personal posessions is discussed in the trial files?

3. Who did Crystal meet with at school on the day of her death?

4. What did Joe's mother's apartment smell like when he was a child?

5. Who is Carl's only visitor in the nursing home besides Joe?

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