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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 did Grandpa Bill warn Joe not to leave on the bottom of the boat?
(a) His fishing pole.
(b) His book.
(c) Trash.
(d) A beer bottle.

2. What does Carl demand from Joe if he wants him to tell his story?
(a) Access to the police report.
(b) To be exonerated.
(c) The right to tell the story any way he wants.
(d) Fairness in how the story is told.

3. Who did Carl's lawyer write to for help breaking the diary code?
(a) NASA.
(b) Crystial's best friend.
(c) Mrs. Tate.
(d) The Department of Defense.

4. What will happen if Jeremy is left home alone again?
(a) Jeremy will have to live with Joe.
(b) Joe's mother and brother will be evicted.
(c) Terry will call child protective services.
(d) Joe will have to move back home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might Carl have been treated badly by other prisoners while he served his time?

2. Why is Virgil hostile toward Joe when they first meet?

3. Where does Joe assume Virgil and Carl met?

4. What stage cancer does Carl have?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Joe's mother is arrested and calls Joe for help. Joe speaks to the arresting officer, but he is not concerned about his mother. What is Joe's main concern when his mother is arrested?

3. Why does Crystal refer to Carl as "Creepy Carl" in her diary?

4. How does Joe end up interviewing Carl Iverson?

5. How does the short document about Carl's war service conflict with his crime?

6. What crime was Carl Iverson convicted of committing?

7. Carl and Joe make some big assumptions about each other during their first meeting. What does Carl assume about Joe?

8. What does Mrs. Tate, the school counselor, tell Crystal on the day she is killed?

9. What illness does Carl Iverson have? Is he recieveing treatment?

10. What does Joe's mother say that she knows will cause Joe to feel guilty?

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