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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joe reassure Lila that he does not think less of her?
(a) He tells her he will beat up the people that hurt her.
(b) He says nothing to her.
(c) He tells her he is not afraid of issues.
(d) He offers to go to therapy with her.

2. What does Boady Sanden tell Joe about the Ramsey County Crime Lab?
(a) The lab is backed up and will not be able to do any charitable work.
(b) They have the time to do the DNA testing for Carl's case.
(c) They are closed and will not be able to open any time soon.
(d) They found no DNA evidence on Lila's fingernail.

3. Which item is not in the shack Joe finds in the woods?
(a) A knife.
(b) Wood.
(c) A warm coat.
(d) Matches.

4. What do the scars on Lila's shoulder reveal about her past?
(a) She broke her arm in high school.
(b) She has tattoos.
(c) She was cut during the rape.
(d) She used to cut herself.

5. What slows Joe down as he is trying to get free of the chains on his legs?
(a) He is not strong enough to break the chains.
(b) He is too disoriented to know where he is.
(c) His fingers are numb from cold.
(d) He is weak from blood loss.

6. What did Lila do in the year between high school and college?
(a) She went to therapy.
(b) She went abroad.
(c) She went to rehab.
(d) She looked for her rapist.

7. How does Joe decide to move Carl's case forward?
(a) He decides to get a confession from Doug Lockwood by himself.
(b) He lies about who killed Crystal and hopes the police believe him.
(c) He decides to do the DNA testing at his apartment.
(d) He tries to get the court to throw out the previous conviction based on the diary entries.

8. What happens when Joe loses his temper with Doug?
(a) He accuses Doug of beating his wife and step-daughter.
(b) He immediately apologizes.
(c) He accuses Doug of raping and killing Crystal.
(d) He punches Doug, knocking him to the ground.

9. Who gave Joe and Lila the evidence from Carl's case?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Carl's attorney.
(c) The county prosecutor's office.
(d) Carl.

10. Who took the pictures of the fire at Crystal's house before the fire department arrived?
(a) Douglas Lockwood.
(b) Alden Cain.
(c) Carl Ivers.
(d) Oscar Reid.

11. Why was Carl not in his wheelchair by the window when Joe came to see him toward the end of the novel?
(a) He had passed away the night before.
(b) He had been released back to jail.
(c) He was too sick to get out of bed.
(d) He escaped and went home.

12. What personal item did Crystal lose on the night of September 21st?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Her jacket.
(c) Her diary.
(d) Her glasses.

13. What is needed in order to exonerate Carl?
(a) A hair sample from the killer.
(b) Crystal's DNA.
(c) Another fingernail.
(d) Doug's DNA.

14. What does Doug Lockwood quote when he speaks?
(a) His wife.
(b) The Bible.
(c) He talks about the past.
(d) Crystal's diary.

15. Why is Professor Sanden concerned there may not be DNA evidence from the crime?
(a) There was no DNA at the scene of Crystal's murder.
(b) The police department did not save evidence longer than 10 years.
(c) They did not have DNA evidence at the time of Crystal's death.
(d) DNA only lasts for a few weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Crystal's step-father do for a living?

2. What play does Lila invite Joe to see with her?

3. What is Carl thinking about when Virgil finds him watching the horizon one morning?

4. What does Joe call the technique he uses on the drunk who insults Lila?

5. What memory has been haunting Joe's sleep since Lila broke the code in the diary?

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