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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the justice of the peace suggest that Harris do in Book Three?
(a) Retire early.
(b) Pursue the district attorney position when it opens.
(c) Pursue the justice of the peace job when he retires.
(d) Confess to the murder.

2. Who are the three leaders of the white group at Poe's prison in Book Three?
(a) Black Larry, Dwayne, and Clovis.
(b) Virgil, Jacob, and Roger.
(c) Simon, Jack, and Joey.
(d) Hicks, Lee, and Harris.

3. How do the inmates plan to get Poe alone with the person they want him to beat up in Book Three?
(a) A prison riot.
(b) Bribes.
(c) They will get him locked in solitary.
(d) They will get him to work at the guard station.

4. Where does Poe hang out with the prison group that is coddling him in Book Three?
(a) At their field camp.
(b) On the roof of the prison.
(c) On the weight rack outside.
(d) In the wrecking yard.

5. Harris's friends discuss town gossip in Book Four, including criticism that Harris let Poe off too easily several years ago when he'd done what?
(a) Committed murder.
(b) Burned a house down.
(c) Stolen copper wire.
(d) Beat up a kid.

6. What is the name of the bar that Harris goes to in Book Four?
(a) The White Horse.
(b) The Dead End.
(c) Rego's.
(d) The Chimes.

7. What is Poe's first name?
(a) Peter.
(b) Otto.
(c) John.
(d) Billy.

8. What does Poe learn happened to his cell-mate while he is in solitary?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He died from his wounds.
(c) He was released from prison.
(d) He was hospitalized.

9. How does Isaac manage to lose the cops in the beginning of Book Four?
(a) He catches a train out of the area.
(b) He catches a bus out of the area.
(c) He crosses the river by boat.
(d) He steals a car.

10. How far are Isaac and Baron from Detroit when they get off the train in Book Three?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 4 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

11. What does Poe do when his lawyer arrives to see him in Book Four?
(a) He asks for a phone call.
(b) He confesses to the murder.
(c) He refuses to see her.
(d) He tells her Isaac is guilty of the murder.

12. What does Harris promise to Grace in the end of Book Four?
(a) He promises that he will turn himself into the police.
(b) He promises that he will quit his job.
(c) He promises he won't let anything happen to her son.
(d) He promises to marry her.

13. Where does Harris go to meet the justice of the peace in Book Three?
(a) On his boat.
(b) At his home.
(c) At his office.
(d) On his plane.

14. What object does Isaac lose when he flees the cops in Book Three?
(a) His gun.
(b) His knife.
(c) His ring.
(d) His keys.

15. What does Isaac discover when he awakens outside Detroit with Baron in Book Three?
(a) His car has been stolen.
(b) The police are converging on him.
(c) His watch has been stolen.
(d) Baron is stealing his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Isaac unable to retrieve his pack in the beginning of Book Four?

2. How is the group that is coddling Isaac described in Book Three?

3. Who does the officer ask for at Lee's door in Book Three?

4. Who are the friends that Harris meets at the bar in Book Four?

5. What does the prisoner demand from Poe's tray in Book Three?

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