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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Carl Iverson's nursing home?
(a) Green Acers.
(b) Stillwater Corrections.
(c) Lorngren Heights.
(d) Hillview Manor.

2. Why does Joe have to see his mother up at the Mower County Courthouse?
(a) She has a bail hearing.
(b) She works there and needs a ride home.
(c) She is helping him get Carl's trial records.
(d) She is a lawyer.

3. How does Lila treat Joe in the beginning of the story?
(a) She thinks he is brilliant because he is in college.
(b) With love.
(c) With contempt.
(d) She ignores him and they never speak.

4. When does Janet think Carl will die?
(a) By the spring.
(b) By New Year's Day.
(c) By Thanksgiving.
(d) By Christmas.

5. In which month does the story begin?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) May.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joe currently work?

2. Which of the following is NOT a condition of Joe's mom's release from custody?

3. What disorder does Jeremy live with?

4. What did Joe's mother's apartment smell like when he was a child?

5. What emotion does Joe see in Carl's face when looking at the picture of Carl's arrest?

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