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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. Where does Joe get new clothes to wear on his date with Lila?
(a) The mall.
(b) His borrows them from Jeremy.
(c) A second-hand store.
(d) His mother's house.

2. Where does Professor Sanden teach law?
(a) Hamline University.
(b) University of Minnesota.
(c) At the Innocence Project.
(d) He is retired.

3. What key piece of evidence in Crystal's murder may still have DNA on it?
(a) Crystal's diary.
(b) Crystal's underwear.
(c) Crystal's hair.
(d) Crystal's fingernail.

4. 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.

5. What weather event does Carl love?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) Tornadoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the antagonist in the story of Carl's time in Vietnam?

2. What did Doug plan to do to Joe?

3. What news does Joe give to Carl during his visit when Carl is not in his wheelchair?

4. What does Sergeant Gibbs do to the girl Carl saw running out of the grass?

5. What happened while Carl was in Vietnam during July of 1968?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes between Lila and Joe in Chapter 21?

2. What is discovered about Lila while they are at the bar after the play?

3. What do Joe and Lila see when they compare pictures of the fire?

4. What does Carl do that causes Gibbs to want revenge?

5. How is Joe able to survive the night lost in the woods and snow?

6. What does Carl say is the real reason he ended up saving Virgil that day in Vietnam?

7. What does Joe say his new goal is while talking to Max Rupert in Chapter 30?

8. Why is it so important that Crystal wore glasses?

9. What is the rest of Carl's story from Vietnam, specifically, how his and Gibbs' relationship ended?

10. How does Joe handle the man who causes Lila to run from the bar?

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