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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the prisoner demand from Poe's tray in Book Three?
(a) A slice of pizza.
(b) His bacon.
(c) A sausage.
(d) A hamburger.

2. What does the justice of the peace warn Harris about when they meet in Book Three?
(a) Harris's relationship with Grace.
(b) His wife's adultery.
(c) The investigation of Steve Ho.
(d) Harris's friendship with Murray.

3. Who is the justice of the peace that calls Harris in Book Three?
(a) Glen Patacki.
(b) John Harris.
(c) Don Cunko.
(d) Jacob Murray.

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

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

6. 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) Stolen copper wire.
(c) Beat up a kid.
(d) Burned a house down.

7. What does Isaac dream about when he and Baron are sleeping outside of Detroit in Book Three?
(a) His family.
(b) Simon.
(c) His friendship with Harris.
(d) His horse.

8. What is Lee's father's name?
(a) Simon.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hicks.
(d) Murray.

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

10. What does Isaac use to pay for his and Baron's food at the diner in Book Three?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A bill from his father's stolen money.
(c) A bill from the money he stole at Wal-Mart.
(d) A hot check.

11. What does Poe do when the other prisoner demands food from his tray in Book Three?
(a) He beats him up.
(b) He gives it to him.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He calls for a guard.

12. Where did Harris's friends at the bar work previously in Book Four?
(a) At the brick factory.
(b) At the prison.
(c) At the police headquarters.
(d) At the steel mill.

13. What word from Book Four refers to a person without a home, job, or property?
(a) Derelict.
(b) Junkie.
(c) Poser.
(d) Aristocrat.

14. Who does Grace believe committed the murder in Book Three?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Murray.
(d) Her son.

15. What does Poe make from cloth his first day in prison in Book Three?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A head-wrap.
(c) A belt.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Lee's father tell her not to trust in Book Three?

2. What word from Book Four refers to an instance of turning something aside from its course?

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

4. From where has Poe's cell-mate in prison just returned in Book Four?

5. Where does Poe hang out with the prison group that is coddling him in Book Three?

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