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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 does Joe expect to find when he emerges from the shack in the woods?

2. How does Joe reassure Lila that he does not think less of her?

3. Why is Lila only a sophomore at 21 years old?

4. Who started the rumor that Andy killed Crystal?

5. Where did Joe spend the night after watching "The Glass Menagerie"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two mistakes does Doug make when he kidnaps Joe?

3. What new information does Andrew tell Joe and Lila about the night of September 21st?

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

5. How does Joe and Lila's relationship change in Chapter 39?

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

7. How does Joe's honesty about his grandfather's death cause a shift in his relationship with Carl?

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

9. How is Doug Lockwood's house symbolic of the man himself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Joe finally becomes the person responsible for Jeremy, he does not view it in the same negative way he did at the beginning of the story. Why has Joe's outlook changed? How has his involvement with Carl changed the way he looks at life? How does Joe feel about taking care of Jeremy now?

Essay Topic 2

How does the rape and murder of the girl in Vietnam parallel the murder of Crystal Hagen? How does Carl's experience in Vietnam shed light on his behavior toward Crystal and why she might have viewed his behavior as creepy? What does Joe now believe about Crystal's murder and Carl's involvement after learning about Vietnam?

Essay Topic 3

Attending college is important to Joe Talbert. It will not only allow him to find a job, but it is also an accomplishment that will give him pride in himself. What kind of life did Joe have growing up? What does graduating from college represent to him? What is he willing to sacrifice to achieve his goal?

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