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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joe originally think DJ is?
(a) Crystal's boyfriend.
(b) Crystal's mother.
(c) Crystal's step-father.
(d) Crystal's step-brother.

2. Who took the pictures of the fire at Crystal's house before the fire department arrived?
(a) Carl Ivers.
(b) Douglas Lockwood.
(c) Oscar Reid.
(d) Alden Cain.

3. Where does Professor Sanden teach law?
(a) At the Innocence Project.
(b) University of Minnesota.
(c) He is retired.
(d) Hamline University.

4. What happened while Carl was in Vietnam during July of 1968?
(a) Carl deserted the military.
(b) Carl killed Tater.
(c) Carl killed a teenage girl.
(d) Carl killed Gibbs.

5. What does Joe tell Mr. Rupert his goal is?
(a) To prove that Crystal Hagen committed suicide.
(b) To clear Carl's name before he dies.
(c) To bring DJ to justice for his crimes.
(d) To find Carl's accomplice.

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

7. What is the last thing Joe thinks before he passes out at Doug's place?
(a) That he is going to die.
(b) That he deserves to be killed.
(c) That he let an old man beat him.
(d) That he made a mistake about Doug.

8. What does Joe call the technique he uses on the drunk who insults Lila?
(a) Rub-a-dub-dub.
(b) The Sucker Punch.
(c) Joe's Blaster.
(d) Ronnie's rope-a-dope.

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

10. Who does Joe tell that he is going to see Doug Lockwood?
(a) His brother.
(b) Professor Sanden.
(c) No one.
(d) Danny Lockwood.

11. Who found Crystal's glasses?
(a) Andy.
(b) Carl.
(c) DJ.
(d) Douglas.

12. What weather event does Carl love?
(a) Rain.
(b) Tornadoes.
(c) Snow.
(d) Sunshine.

13. What happens between Joe and Lila after she helps him clean his cuts?
(a) They decide to drop the case.
(b) They get into a fight.
(c) They figure out how to find Doug.
(d) They have sex.

14. Why was Carl not in his wheelchair by the window when Joe came to see him toward the end of the novel?
(a) He had passed away the night before.
(b) He was too sick to get out of bed.
(c) He had been released back to jail.
(d) He escaped and went home.

15. What did Crystal's step-father do for a living?
(a) He was retired.
(b) He ran a car lot.
(c) He was a minister.
(d) He was a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe reassure Lila that he does not think less of her?

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

3. What does Boady Sanden tell Joe about the Ramsey County Crime Lab?

4. What does Sergeant Gibbs do to the girl Carl saw running out of the grass?

5. What does Doug do when he realizes Joe has escaped?

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