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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What prevented the boat from floating alongside Joe's grandfather?
(a) Joe was holding onto the anchor rope.
(b) The boat was stuck on tree branches.
(c) There was too fast of a current.
(d) Joe was holding onto the motor pull.

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

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

5. What does Joe's mother use to blackmail Joe into paying her bail?
(a) A gun.
(b) Lila.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Carl's file.

6. What emotion does Joe see in Carl's face when looking at the picture of Carl's arrest?
(a) Malice.
(b) Pride.
(c) Fear.
(d) Confusion.

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

8. Why does Joe have to see his mother up at the Mower County Courthouse?
(a) She is a lawyer.
(b) She has a bail hearing.
(c) She works there and needs a ride home.
(d) She is helping him get Carl's trial records.

9. What puzzle does Carl direct Joe to take a look at?
(a) The picture book of Vietnam he is putting together.
(b) The photos of the fire at the crime scene.
(c) The puzzle he is working on in his room.
(d) The autopsy photos of Crystal Hagen.

10. Why is Virgil hostile toward Joe when they first meet?
(a) He thinks Joe wants to kill Carl.
(b) He thinks Joe really killed Crystal.
(c) He thinks Joe is an undercover reporter.
(d) He thinks Joe is using Carl.

11. Which of Crystal Hagen's personal posessions is discussed in the trial files?
(a) Her glasses.
(b) Her report card.
(c) Her hair bows.
(d) Her diary.

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

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

14. How does Joe describe his looks?
(a) He thinks he is average of height and build.
(b) He thinks he is handsome and desired.
(c) He thinks he is neither handsome nor ugly.
(d) He thinks he is unattractive and short.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is wrong with Virgil's body?

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

4. Who does Joe credit with keeping his mother under control when he was a boy?

5. What is Occam's razor?

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