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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 Doug Lockwood quote when he speaks?

2. Why is Professor Sanden concerned there may not be DNA evidence from the crime?

3. How does Joe slow the car down so he can jump out of the trunk?

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

5. Who started the rumor that Andy killed Crystal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Carl say is the real reason he ended up saving Virgil that day in Vietnam?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is discovered about Lila while they are at the bar after the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Joe Talbert's autistic brother, Jeremy, is a big part of Joe's life and represents a core conflict for Joe's character. How does his autism affect Joe and their mother? Does Joe view his brother as a blessing, a burden, both, or neither? How do you know this?

Essay Topic 3

Lila Nash comes to Joe Talbert's house one night for a spaghetti dinner. While she is there they argue about Carl Iverson and if he will tell the truth to Joe when it comes to Crystal Hagen's murder. Lila seems intent on arguing with everything Joe says. How is their argument about Carl a metaphor for their relationship at the moment? How does Lila try to stop Joe from wanting to get to know her? Does it work? Why or why not?

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