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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Joe brought home his first girlfriend, Phyllis, in high school?
(a) His mother embraced Phyllis and liked her more than Joe did.
(b) His mother was drunk and passed out on the couch in their apartment when he got home.
(c) His brother embarrassed him by not behaving kindly toward Phyllis.
(d) His mother embarrassed him by being drunk and fighting with a man she owed money.

2. What is the name of Carl Iverson's nursing home?
(a) Stillwater Corrections.
(b) Green Acers.
(c) Hillview Manor.
(d) Lorngren Heights.

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

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a condition of Joe's mom's release from custody?
(a) No possession or consumption of alcohol.
(b) Her promise to appear at all future hearings.
(c) She will be placed under house arrest.
(d) She must wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet.

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Joe open the file labeled 'autopsy photos'?
(a) He thinks it is a different file.
(b) He wants to test his mettle.
(c) He wants to impress Lila.
(d) He likes crime photos.

11. How does Lila treat Joe in the beginning of the story?
(a) With love.
(b) With contempt.
(c) She ignores him and they never speak.
(d) She thinks he is brilliant because he is in college.

12. What did Carl do during the trail that was considered unusual?
(a) He asked to represent himself.
(b) He asked for the trial transcripts.
(c) He wanted to talk to Crystal's mother.
(d) He requested a speedy trial.

13. Who did Carl's lawyer write to for help breaking the diary code?
(a) Crystial's best friend.
(b) Mrs. Tate.
(c) The Department of Defense.
(d) NASA.

14. What disorder does Joe's mother suffer from?
(a) Bipolar disorder.
(b) Autism.
(c) She does not have a disorder.
(d) Cerebral palsy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Joe get a phone call from Terry Bremeer, his mother's landlord?

3. What state does the story take place in?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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