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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. Where does Professor Sanden teach law?
2. What does Joe call the technique he uses on the drunk who insults Lila?
3. Where does Doug Lockwood live?
4. What is needed in order to exonerate Carl?
5. What play does Lila invite Joe to see with her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Carl see before he leaves the hut that haunts him?
2. Why does the author include a chapter about the play, "The Glass Menagerie"?
3. How is Doug Lockwood's house symbolic of the man himself?
4. What changes between Lila and Joe in Chapter 21?
5. What does Lila believe will be revealed in the coded parts of Crystal's diary?
6. Who is Joe trying to please by getting Carl exonerated?
7. Why does the local sheriff take Joe to jail instead of home?
8. What is Lila's story?
9. How did Grandpa Bill die?
10. Why is it so important that Crystal wore glasses?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Joe wants Carl to be exonerated before he dies. He sees that there was an injustice and he wants to fix it. However, Joe also views Carl's exoneration as a way of absolving himself of his guild over the death of his grandfather. How are these events connected? How can helping Carl also help Joe forgive himself? Why does Joe feel he needs forgiveness?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Virgil Gray and why is he important to the story? How does Virgil act as a bridge between Joe and Carl? Without Virgil would Joe have taken the time to find out more about Carl as a person?
Essay Topic 3
Carl Iverson and Joe Talbert assume quite a bit about each other when they first meet. What are some of the assumptions and judgements they make about one another? How does Joe feel about Carl in the beginning? How does Carl feel about Joe? What might make them change their minds about each other?
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