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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was on the floor of the boat that caused Grandpa Bill to fall into the water?
(a) Joe's empty bottle.
(b) Joe's favorite book.
(c) Joe's tackle box.
(d) Joe's toys.

3. What is unusual about some of Crystal's diary entries?
(a) Some of the pages are erased.
(b) They are cut from newspapers.
(c) They are written in code.
(d) They are written by her boyfriend.

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

5. What does Carl demand from Joe if he wants him to tell his story?
(a) Access to the police report.
(b) To be exonerated.
(c) Fairness in how the story is told.
(d) The right to tell the story any way he wants.

6. Who is with Joe's mother when she finally arrives back home after the smoke alarm was set off?
(a) The police.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Lila.
(d) Larry.

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

8. How does Joe feel after telling his secret to Carl?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Humbled.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Angry.

9. What will happen if Jeremy is left home alone again?
(a) Jeremy will have to live with Joe.
(b) Joe will have to move back home.
(c) Joe's mother and brother will be evicted.
(d) Terry will call child protective services.

10. What issue does Joe not want to tell Carl about?
(a) His school work.
(b) His brother.
(c) His report.
(d) His grandfather.

11. What is the name of Crystal's boyfriend?
(a) Andy.
(b) Danny.
(c) Carl.
(d) Doug.

12. What is wrong with Virgil's body?
(a) He is missing an arm.
(b) He is missing a leg.
(c) He is in a wheelchair.
(d) He is blind.

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

14. What does Lila's apartment smell like?
(a) Baby powerder and vanilla.
(b) Alcohol and cigarettes.
(c) Fresh-baked bread.
(d) Mold and cats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disorder does Jeremy live with?

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

3. What does Joe's mother use to blackmail Joe into paying her bail?

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

5. How does Joe describe his looks?

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