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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joe currently work?
(a) Dive Bar.
(b) The Piedmont Club.
(c) Molly's Pub.
(d) University of Minnesota.

2. Who was Carl Iverson found guilty of murdering?
(a) Crystal Hagen.
(b) Pierce Street.
(c) Douglas Lockwood.
(d) Joe Talbot.

3. How are Joe and Jeremy related?
(a) They are not related.
(b) They are father and son.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are cousins.

4. Who is Carl's only visitor in the nursing home besides Joe?
(a) Virgil Gray.
(b) Crystal Hagen.
(c) Janet.
(d) Mrs. Lorngren.

5. What happened when Joe brought home his first girlfriend, Phyllis, in high school?
(a) His mother embarrassed him by being drunk and fighting with a man she owed money.
(b) His brother embarrassed him by not behaving kindly toward Phyllis.
(c) His mother was drunk and passed out on the couch in their apartment when he got home.
(d) His mother embraced Phyllis and liked her more than Joe did.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joe assume Virgil and Carl met?

2. What stage cancer does Carl have?

3. How does Lila treat Joe in the beginning of the story?

4. Why does Joe have to see his mother up at the Mower County Courthouse?

5. How was Berthel Collins involved in Carl's case?

(see the answer key)

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