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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. Who does Joe's brother, Jeremy, live with?
(a) Carl Iverson.
(b) Their father.
(c) Joe Talbot.
(d) Their mother.
2. What does Joe's mother use to blackmail Joe into paying her bail?
(a) Lila.
(b) A gun.
(c) Carl's file.
(d) Jeremy.
3. What happened when Joe brought home his first girlfriend, Phyllis, in high school?
(a) His mother embraced Phyllis and liked her more than Joe did.
(b) His mother was drunk and passed out on the couch in their apartment when he got home.
(c) His mother embarrassed him by being drunk and fighting with a man she owed money.
(d) His brother embarrassed him by not behaving kindly toward Phyllis.
4. What emotion does Joe see in Carl's face when looking at the picture of Carl's arrest?
(a) Fear.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Malice.
(d) Pride.
5. Why is Virgil hostile toward Joe when they first meet?
(a) He thinks Joe really killed Crystal.
(b) He thinks Joe is an undercover reporter.
(c) He thinks Joe is using Carl.
(d) He thinks Joe wants to kill Carl.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Janet think Carl will die?
2. In which month does the story begin?
3. What did Grandpa Bill warn Joe not to leave on the bottom of the boat?
4. What stage cancer does Carl have?
5. Who was Carl Iverson found guilty of murdering?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Joe end up interviewing Carl Iverson?
2. What does Carl require from Joe if he is going to allow him to know and write his life story?
3. Why does Crystal refer to Carl as "Creepy Carl" in her diary?
4. What does Mrs. Tate, the school counselor, tell Crystal on the day she is killed?
5. Carl and Joe make some big assumptions about each other during their first meeting. What does Carl assume about Joe?
6. Why is Carl's request for a speedy trial something that his defense considered unusual?
7. Joe's mother is bipolar. How does Joe describe her behavior in Chapter 3?
8. How does the author describe Crystal Hagen?
9. In Chapter 4, Joe finds a photograph of Carl Iverson being taken into custody. What does he see when he looks at Carl's face in the photo?
10. Why did Joe step into a bar for the first time when he was ten years old?
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