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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Doug Lockwood doing behind his wife's back?
(a) Going to strip clubs.
(b) Cheating on her with other women.
(c) Stealing money from the church.
(d) Visiting other women.

2. What did Lila do in the year between high school and college?
(a) She looked for her rapist.
(b) She went to therapy.
(c) She went abroad.
(d) She went to rehab.

3. Why does Joe feel sick in his chest after watching the play?
(a) He thinks the acting is terrible.
(b) The play reminds him of his life.
(c) He knows Lila will never love him.
(d) He thinks about Crystal's murder photos.

4. What religion did Carl belong to when he was in Vietnam?
(a) He was Jewish.
(b) He was Muslim.
(c) He was Baptist.
(d) He was Catholic.

5. What did Andy and Crystal do on the night of September 21st?
(a) They stole a car and wrecked it.
(b) They drove without seatbelts.
(c) They secretly married.
(d) They threw his mother a party.

6. What play does Lila invite Joe to see with her?
(a) A Raisin in the Sun.
(b) The Scarlett Letter.
(c) The Lion King.
(d) The Glass Menagerie.

7. Who is at Joe's door when he and Lila are making breakfast together?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Carl.
(c) Doug.
(d) Larry.

8. What does Jeremy remind Lila about that helps her to break the code in Crystal's diary?
(a) A nursury rhyme she loved as a child.
(b) A sentence used in keyboarding class.
(c) A mnemonic device used to memorize the colors of the rainbow.
(d) An activity she has to do for one of her classes.

9. What happens when Joe loses his temper with Doug?
(a) He accuses Doug of beating his wife and step-daughter.
(b) He accuses Doug of raping and killing Crystal.
(c) He punches Doug, knocking him to the ground.
(d) He immediately apologizes.

10. Which item is not in the shack Joe finds in the woods?
(a) A warm coat.
(b) Matches.
(c) A knife.
(d) Wood.

11. What personal item did Crystal lose on the night of September 21st?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Her glasses.
(c) Her diary.
(d) Her jacket.

12. Who is Detective Max Rupert?
(a) A homicide detective in Minneapolis.
(b) A private investigator hired by Joe.
(c) The man who arrested Carl in 1980.
(d) The head of the police department in Joe's hometown.

13. What does Sergeant Gibbs do to the girl Carl saw running out of the grass?
(a) He rapes and kills her.
(b) He pretends not to see her.
(c) He takes her prisoner.
(d) He helps her escape.

14. What is Carl thinking about when Virgil finds him watching the horizon one morning?
(a) His grandfather's cabin at Lake Ada.
(b) Crystal Hagen.
(c) His wife and children.
(d) The Viet Cong waiting in the jungle.

15. What do the scars on Lila's shoulder reveal about her past?
(a) She was cut during the rape.
(b) She broke her arm in high school.
(c) She has tattoos.
(d) She used to cut herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe call the technique he uses on the drunk who insults Lila?

2. Where does Joe get new clothes to wear on his date with Lila?

3. Which person is not a suspect on Joe and Lila's list of possible killers?

4. What realization did Carl have while he was in prison?

5. How does Joe convince the sheriff to let him go, after he is picked up from the woods?

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