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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 3.
(d) Stage 2.

2. How was Berthel Collins involved in Carl's case?
(a) He did legal research for the defense.
(b) He was the defense attorney on the case.
(c) He was the prosecuting attorney on the case.
(d) He did legal research for the prosecution.

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

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

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

6. What did Joe's mother's apartment smell like when he was a child?
(a) Fresh-baked bread.
(b) Old wood.
(c) Greek food.
(d) Mustiness.

7. What disorder does Jeremy live with?
(a) Autism.
(b) Cerebral Palsy.
(c) Bipolar disorder.
(d) Drug addiction.

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

9. Who does Joe's brother, Jeremy, live with?
(a) Their father.
(b) Carl Iverson.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Joe Talbot.

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

11. Carl Iverson is dying of which illness?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Colon cancer.
(c) Pancreatic cancer.
(d) Alzheimer's disease.

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

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

14. What did Grandpa Bill warn Joe not to leave on the bottom of the boat?
(a) Trash.
(b) His fishing pole.
(c) A beer bottle.
(d) His book.

15. In which month does the story begin?
(a) September.
(b) May.
(c) November.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Crystal's boyfriend?

3. Why does Joe have to see his mother up at the Mower County Courthouse?

4. How did Joe get the money for his mother's bail?

5. Why is Virgil hostile toward Joe when they first meet?

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