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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie is Jeremy obsessed with when he meets Lila for the first time?
(a) Spy Kids.
(b) Pirates of the Caribbean.
(c) The Lion King.
(d) He does not watch movies.

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

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 by her boyfriend.
(d) They are written in code.

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

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

6. What name does Crystal call Carl in her diary?
(a) Creepy Carl.
(b) Crystal never mentions Carl in her diary.
(c) Naughty Neighbor.
(d) The Alcoholic.

7. What item does Joe give to Jeremy before he leaves to go to work?
(a) A gun.
(b) An alarm clock.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) A baseball bat.

8. Who is Lila Nash?
(a) Joe's mother.
(b) Joe's neighbor.
(c) Jeremy's teacher.
(d) Jeremy's babysitter.

9. Why does Joe get a phone call from Terry Bremeer, his mother's landlord?
(a) Terry is interested in the Crystal Hagen case.
(b) Jeremy set off the smoke detectors while home alone.
(c) He is calling to evict Joe's mother and brother.
(d) Joe's mother has not paid the rent.

10. What stage cancer does Carl have?
(a) Stage 2.
(b) Stage 3.
(c) Stage 1.
(d) Stage 4.

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

12. How old was Joe the first time he stepped foot in a bar?
(a) 10 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 19 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Joe's mother when she finally arrives back home after the smoke alarm was set off?

2. Where did Carl get the scar on his neck?

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

4. Why is Virgil so convinced that Carl did not kill Crystal?

5. How are Joe and Jeremy related?

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