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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Harris encounter Virgil in the act of stealing?
(a) A Wal-Mart.
(b) A construction site.
(c) A shoe store.
(d) A grocery store.

2. What happens when Poe comes home with Lee in Book One?
(a) They decide to get married.
(b) They run away together.
(c) They decide to kill Isaac.
(d) They sleep together.

3. What kind of car does Poe have?
(a) A '73 Camaro.
(b) A '69 Beetle.
(c) A '67 Corvette.
(d) A '57 Chevy truck.

4. Who among the drifters that appear at the car factory is described as a seven-foot-tall Swede?
(a) Otto.
(b) Murray.
(c) Clay.
(d) Hans.

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

6. What does Harris warn Poe to do when he releases him from jail in Book Two?
(a) Burn his shoes.
(b) Hide his knife.
(c) Hide his guns.
(d) Tell his mother the truth.

7. Why does Isaac return to the murder scene in Book Two?
(a) To get his jacket.
(b) To get his backpack.
(c) To meet Harris.
(d) To meet Poe.

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

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

10. What does Baron teach Isaac to do in Book Two?
(a) Hop a train.
(b) Shoot a gun.
(c) Pickpocket.
(d) Sharpen a knife.

11. What word from Book One refers to a temporary prohibition of activity?
(a) Addendum.
(b) Moratorium.
(c) Enclosure.
(d) Citation.

12. Where is Poe taken after he is booked and fingerprinted in Book Two?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) Uniontown.
(c) Delancey.
(d) Montgomery.

13. Who is Harris's friend on the city council that is under investigation?
(a) Steve Ho.
(b) Otto Smith.
(c) Don Cunko.
(d) John Murray.

14. What do the teenage boys say after they've beaten up Isaac in Book Two?
(a) They'd mistaken him for someone else.
(b) That he'd better give them all his money.
(c) That they'll be looking for him.
(d) That they'll kill his family next.

15. What is the name of Poe's mother?
(a) Grace.
(b) Lee.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What industry at the heart of the hometown where Isaac and Poe live?

2. What does Grace do for a living?

3. What sport did Poe excell at in high school?

4. Whom does Grace consider sleeping with in order to get money for a lawyer for her son in Book Two?

5. What item of evidence does Poe realize he left at the scene of the murder in Book One?

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