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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why might Carl have been treated badly by other prisoners while he served his time?
(a) He was labled a murderer.
(b) He was labled a pedophile.
(c) Many prisoners liked Crystal and her family.
(d) He started fights at the prison on numerous occasions.

3. What is Occam's razor?
(a) The murder weapon in the Crystal Hagen case.
(b) The idea that people who want to kill someone will always find a way.
(c) The weapon used to cut Carl's throat while he was in prison.
(d) The principle that says all things being equal, the simplest conclusion is usually the correct one.

4. What is the secret Joe blurts out to Carl?
(a) He killed his grandfather.
(b) His grandfather is not really dead.
(c) His grandfather molested him.
(d) He watched his grandfather die.

5. Who did Crystal meet with at school on the day of her death?
(a) Her cheerleading squad.
(b) The school counselor.
(c) Her boyfriend and his friends.
(d) The school principal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grandpa Bill warn Joe not to leave on the bottom of the boat?

2. Carl Iverson is dying of which illness?

3. What happened when Joe brought home his first girlfriend, Phyllis, in high school?

4. Where does Joe assume Virgil and Carl met?

5. How old was Joe when Grandpa Bill died?

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