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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Isaac's physicality described in the narrative?
(a) Short and fat.
(b) Tall and fat.
(c) Small and wispy.
(d) Tall and muscular.

2. What does Isaac use to commit the murder in Book One?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A gun.
(d) A ball bearing.

3. What sport did Poe excell at in high school?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Football.

4. What word from Book Two refers to a person who believes in the doctrine of free will?
(a) Unitarian.
(b) Anarchist.
(c) Anglican.
(d) Libertarian.

5. What does Grace dream of doing in Book One?
(a) Getting married to Virgil.
(b) Getting a job at the factory.
(c) Getting married to Murray.
(d) Going away or to school.

6. What is Isaac's father's former profession?
(a) He was a steelworker.
(b) He was a coal miner.
(c) He was a professor.
(d) He was a butcher.

7. Who comes to lock Poe up in the jail in the woods in Book Two?
(a) Harris.
(b) Henry.
(c) Steve Ho.
(d) Simon.

8. What is Poe's intention in going to the woods in the beginning of Book Two?
(a) To hunt deer.
(b) To kill himself.
(c) To run away.
(d) To meet Isaac.

9. What did Harris do when he caught Virgil stealing previously?
(a) He let him go.
(b) He put him in jail for 30 days.
(c) He beat him up.
(d) He had him charged with additional crimes.

10. Whom does Isaac kill at the car factory?
(a) Murray.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Otto.
(d) Virgil.

11. What is the name of Poe's father?
(a) Murray.
(b) Bud.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Otto.

12. What is Isaac's ultimate destination as he flees his hometown in Book One?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Mexico.

13. How does Lee describe her marriage in Book One?
(a) Happy.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Over.
(d) Unhappy.

14. What word from Book Two refers to a thing that is necessary for the achievement to an ends?
(a) Inherent.
(b) Obstacle.
(c) Requisite.
(d) Convolution.

15. What did Harris catch Virgil stealing previously?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Copper wire.
(c) A dump truck.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what crime does Harris know his friend on the city council that is being investigated to be guilty?

2. Whom does Poe tell Lee is responsible for the murder in Book Two?

3. Who is the teen that leads the pack that beats up Isaac in Book Two?

4. Where has Poe been stabbed when he returns home from the car factory in Book One?

5. Why does Isaac return to the murder scene in Book Two?

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