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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 brother embarrassed him by not behaving kindly toward Phyllis.
(c) His mother was drunk and passed out on the couch in their apartment when he got home.
(d) His mother embraced Phyllis and liked her more than Joe did.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a condition of Joe's mom's release from custody?

2. What word does Jeremy often use to begin his sentences?

3. What did Grandpa Bill warn Joe not to leave on the bottom of the boat?

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

5. What disorder does Joe's mother suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Carl save Virgil's life in Vietnam?

2. Virgil accuses Joe of using Carl. Is this true?

3. How does Joe resolve his guilt of leaving Jeremy with his mother and Larry?

4. Why does Jeremy look to the corners of the room when Joe is talking to him?

5. How does Joe use Carl's case to get to know Lila better?

6. How does the author describe Crystal Hagen?

7. What do we learn about Joe's temperment when he confronts Larry and his mother?

8. Why did Joe step into a bar for the first time when he was ten years old?

9. How does Joe try to get Lila Nash to notice him at the beginning of the book?

10. In Chapter 4, Joe finds a photograph of Carl Iverson being taken into custody. What does he see when he looks at Carl's face in the photo?

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