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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carl demand from Joe if he wants him to tell his story?
(a) To be exonerated.
(b) Fairness in how the story is told.
(c) The right to tell the story any way he wants.
(d) Access to the police report.

2. What state does the story take place in?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Iowa.

3. What name does Crystal call Carl in her diary?
(a) Naughty Neighbor.
(b) The Alcoholic.
(c) Creepy Carl.
(d) Crystal never mentions Carl in her diary.

4. How old was Joe when Grandpa Bill died?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 19 years old.
(c) 25 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

5. What prevented the boat from floating alongside Joe's grandfather?
(a) Joe was holding onto the anchor rope.
(b) There was too fast of a current.
(c) The boat was stuck on tree branches.
(d) Joe was holding onto the motor pull.

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

7. Where did Carl get the scar on his neck?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In prison.
(c) In Vietnam.
(d) In the nursing home.

8. Where does Joe assume Virgil and Carl met?
(a) At the nursing home.
(b) In prison.
(c) As children.
(d) In chemotherapy.

9. Who was Carl's lead attorney in his murder case?
(a) Berthel Collins.
(b) John Peterson.
(c) Virgil Gray.
(d) Carl represented himself.

10. What is the secret Joe blurts out to Carl?
(a) He killed his grandfather.
(b) His grandfather molested him.
(c) He watched his grandfather die.
(d) His grandfather is not really dead.

11. Who does Joe's brother, Jeremy, live with?
(a) Joe Talbot.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Carl Iverson.
(d) Their father.

12. What is the name of Crystal's boyfriend?
(a) Carl.
(b) Doug.
(c) Danny.
(d) Andy.

13. How does Joe feel after telling his secret to Carl?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Humbled.
(d) Angry.

14. Why is Virgil hostile toward Joe when they first meet?
(a) He thinks Joe is an undercover reporter.
(b) He thinks Joe is using Carl.
(c) He thinks Joe wants to kill Carl.
(d) He thinks Joe really killed Crystal.

15. What is unusual about some of Crystal's diary entries?
(a) They are written by her boyfriend.
(b) Some of the pages are erased.
(c) They are written in code.
(d) They are cut from newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Joe see in Carl's face when looking at the picture of Carl's arrest?

2. Where does Joe currently work?

3. Why is Virgil so convinced that Carl did not kill Crystal?

4. Why does Joe have to see his mother up at the Mower County Courthouse?

5. What item does Joe give to Jeremy before he leaves to go to work?

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