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

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

3. What is Occam's razor?
(a) The idea that people who want to kill someone will always find a way.
(b) The murder weapon in the Crystal Hagen case.
(c) The principle that says all things being equal, the simplest conclusion is usually the correct one.
(d) The weapon used to cut Carl's throat while he was in prison.

4. Why is Virgil so convinced that Carl did not kill Crystal?
(a) Carl refused to fight in Vietnam.
(b) Carl saved his life in Vietnam.
(c) Carl was in love with Crystal.
(d) Carl was the person who injured Virgil.

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

6. How does Joe feel after telling his secret to Carl?
(a) Humbled.
(b) Angry.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Embarrassed.

7. 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.

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

9. What does Joe see on Jeremy's back?
(a) A fresh cut.
(b) A new tattoo.
(c) An old scar.
(d) A faint bruise.

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

11. How did Joe get the money for his mother's bail?
(a) He borrowed it from Lila.
(b) He asked his mother's boss for an advance on her pay.
(c) By taking it from Jeremy's account.
(d) By working more hours at Molly's.

12. Who was Carl Iverson found guilty of murdering?
(a) Douglas Lockwood.
(b) Pierce Street.
(c) Crystal Hagen.
(d) Joe Talbot.

13. What word does Jeremy often use to begin his sentences?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Probably.
(c) No.
(d) You know.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie is Jeremy obsessed with when he meets Lila for the first time?

2. Who did Carl's lawyer write to for help breaking the diary code?

3. What issue does Joe not want to tell Carl about?

4. Where does Joe assume Virgil and Carl met?

5. Why does Joe open the file labeled 'autopsy photos'?

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