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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What stage cancer does Carl have?
(a) Stage 1.
(b) Stage 4.
(c) Stage 2.
(d) Stage 3.
2. What is Occam's razor?
(a) The weapon used to cut Carl's throat while he was in prison.
(b) The idea that people who want to kill someone will always find a way.
(c) The murder weapon in the Crystal Hagen case.
(d) The principle that says all things being equal, the simplest conclusion is usually the correct one.
3. Where does Joe assume Virgil and Carl met?
(a) In prison.
(b) As children.
(c) In chemotherapy.
(d) At the nursing home.
4. What item does Joe give to Jeremy before he leaves to go to work?
(a) A cell phone.
(b) A gun.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) An alarm clock.
5. Which of Crystal Hagen's personal posessions is discussed in the trial files?
(a) Her report card.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Her hair bows.
(d) Her glasses.
6. Carl Iverson is dying of which illness?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Alzheimer's disease.
(c) Colon cancer.
(d) Pancreatic cancer.
7. What issue does Joe not want to tell Carl about?
(a) His school work.
(b) His report.
(c) His brother.
(d) His grandfather.
8. What puzzle does Carl direct Joe to take a look at?
(a) The puzzle he is working on in his room.
(b) The picture book of Vietnam he is putting together.
(c) The photos of the fire at the crime scene.
(d) The autopsy photos of Crystal Hagen.
9. What disorder does Jeremy live with?
(a) Drug addiction.
(b) Cerebral Palsy.
(c) Bipolar disorder.
(d) Autism.
10. When does Janet think Carl will die?
(a) By the spring.
(b) By Christmas.
(c) By New Year's Day.
(d) By Thanksgiving.
11. What does Carl demand from Joe if he wants him to tell his story?
(a) Access to the police report.
(b) The right to tell the story any way he wants.
(c) Fairness in how the story is told.
(d) To be exonerated.
12. Why does Joe have to see his mother up at the Mower County Courthouse?
(a) She has a bail hearing.
(b) She is a lawyer.
(c) She works there and needs a ride home.
(d) She is helping him get Carl's trial records.
13. How are Joe and Jeremy related?
(a) They are not related.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are father and son.
14. Why is Virgil so convinced that Carl did not kill Crystal?
(a) Carl was in love with Crystal.
(b) Carl saved his life in Vietnam.
(c) Carl was the person who injured Virgil.
(d) Carl refused to fight in Vietnam.
15. What emotion does Joe see in Carl's face when looking at the picture of Carl's arrest?
(a) Malice.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Pride.
(d) Fear.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Joe's mother use to blackmail Joe into paying her bail?
2. Which of the following is NOT a condition of Joe's mom's release from custody?
3. How old was Joe the first time he stepped foot in a bar?
4. What is the secret Joe blurts out to Carl?
5. How did Joe get the money for his mother's bail?
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