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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Joe assume Virgil and Carl met?
(a) In prison.
(b) At the nursing home.
(c) In chemotherapy.
(d) As children.

2. Who does Joe credit with keeping his mother under control when he was a boy?
(a) His father.
(b) Grandpa Bill.
(c) Jeremy's father.
(d) Grandma May.

3. 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) He started fights at the prison on numerous occasions.
(d) Many prisoners liked Crystal and her family.

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

5. What state does the story take place in?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Minnesota.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Carl's only visitor in the nursing home besides Joe?

2. Who was Carl's lead attorney in his murder case?

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

4. What prevented the boat from floating alongside Joe's grandfather?

5. What disorder does Jeremy live with?

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