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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. Who is with Joe's mother when she finally arrives back home after the smoke alarm was set off?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Lila.
(c) The police.
(d) Larry.

2. Which of the following is NOT a condition of Joe's mom's release from custody?
(a) She must wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet.
(b) Her promise to appear at all future hearings.
(c) No possession or consumption of alcohol.
(d) She will be placed under house arrest.

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

4. What disorder does Jeremy live with?
(a) Drug addiction.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Autism.
(d) Cerebral Palsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What movie is Jeremy obsessed with when he meets Lila for the first time?

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

4. Why might Carl have been treated badly by other prisoners while he served his time?

5. Why does Joe open the file labeled 'autopsy photos'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Joe's mother is bipolar. How does Joe describe her behavior in Chapter 3?

2. Why is Carl's request for a speedy trial something that his defense considered unusual?

3. How does Joe end up interviewing Carl Iverson?

4. Carl and Joe make some big assumptions about each other during their first meeting. What does Carl assume about Joe?

5. How does Joe try to get Lila Nash to notice him at the beginning of the book?

6. What does Mrs. Tate, the school counselor, tell Crystal on the day she is killed?

7. Why does Jeremy look to the corners of the room when Joe is talking to him?

8. How does the author describe Crystal Hagen?

9. Virgil accuses Joe of using Carl. Is this true?

10. Why does Terry Bremer call Joe when his mother does not come home?

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