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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Joe and Lila after she helps him clean his cuts?

2. Who found Crystal's glasses?

3. Where does Joe get new clothes to wear on his date with Lila?

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

5. What was Lila's high school nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the author include a chapter about the play, "The Glass Menagerie"?

3. What does Lila believe will be revealed in the coded parts of Crystal's diary?

4. How did Grandpa Bill die?

5. How does Doug Lockwood incapacitate Joe?

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

7. Who is Joe trying to please by getting Carl exonerated?

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

9. What does Carl wish to see before he dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At Carl's funeral, Virgil gives Joe Carl's medals telling him that Carl wanted Joe to have them. What does the gift of the medals say abut Carl and Joe's relationship at the close of the book? How does Carl's death affect Virgil? How do you think Joe feels about receiving Carl's medals?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the following quote from Chapter 8 using evidence from the text: "But deep down, I knew the truth: I needed her - not as a son needs a mother, but as a sinner needs the devil" (61). Who does this quote belong to and who is it about? Why is this analogy appropriate?

Essay Topic 3

Andrew Fisher does not want to discuss the murder of Crystal Hagen. He is angry about the way he was treated during and after the trial. He also feels a lot of guilt for not speaking up after hearing what was written in Crystal's diary. What happened to Andrew that caused him to feel the way he does? Does he believe that Carl murdered Crystal? Why do you believe the way you do?

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