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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who was Carl's lead attorney in his murder case?
(a) John Peterson.
(b) Berthel Collins.
(c) Virgil Gray.
(d) Carl represented himself.

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

4. What is unusual about some of Crystal's diary entries?
(a) They are written in code.
(b) They are written by her boyfriend.
(c) They are cut from newspapers.
(d) Some of the pages are erased.

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

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

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

8. What stage cancer does Carl have?
(a) Stage 1.
(b) Stage 2.
(c) Stage 3.
(d) Stage 4.

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

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

11. When does Janet think Carl will die?
(a) By Thanksgiving.
(b) By New Year's Day.
(c) By Christmas.
(d) By the spring.

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

13. What state does the story take place in?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Illinois.

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

15. What movie is Jeremy obsessed with when he meets Lila for the first time?
(a) The Lion King.
(b) He does not watch movies.
(c) Pirates of the Caribbean.
(d) Spy Kids.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Joe give to Jeremy before he leaves to go to work?

2. Who does Joe's brother, Jeremy, live with?

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

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

5. What is wrong with Virgil's body?

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