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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 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) Joe will have to move back home.
(d) Terry will call child protective services.

2. Who is Carl's only visitor in the nursing home besides Joe?
(a) Janet.
(b) Virgil Gray.
(c) Crystal Hagen.
(d) Mrs. Lorngren.

3. What word does Jeremy often use to begin his sentences?
(a) No.
(b) You know.
(c) Probably.
(d) Maybe.

4. What does Carl say to Joe when he is finished telling the story of his grandfather's death?
(a) That Joe is a murderer.
(b) That he let his grandfather down.
(c) That sometimes good people die.
(d) That it was not Joe's fault.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Joe brought home his first girlfriend, Phyllis, in high school?

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

3. What is the name of Crystal's boyfriend?

4. What state does the story take place in?

5. What does Lila's apartment smell like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Carl's request for a speedy trial something that his defense considered unusual?

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

3. Why does Joe Talbert visit Hillview Manor at the beginning of the book?

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

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

6. 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?

7. How does Joe end up interviewing Carl Iverson?

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

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

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

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