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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. Who was Carl's lead attorney in his murder case?
(a) Carl represented himself.
(b) Berthel Collins.
(c) John Peterson.
(d) Virgil Gray.

2. Why does Joe get a phone call from Terry Bremeer, his mother's landlord?
(a) Joe's mother has not paid the rent.
(b) Jeremy set off the smoke detectors while home alone.
(c) He is calling to evict Joe's mother and brother.
(d) Terry is interested in the Crystal Hagen case.

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

4. Who does Joe credit with keeping his mother under control when he was a boy?
(a) Grandpa Bill.
(b) His father.
(c) Jeremy's father.
(d) Grandma May.

5. In which month does the story begin?
(a) May.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Joe's mother use to blackmail Joe into paying her bail?

3. What stage cancer does Carl have?

4. What movie is Jeremy obsessed with when he meets Lila for the first time?

5. What prevented the boat from floating alongside Joe's grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Crystal Hagen?

2. 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?

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

4. What does Carl require from Joe if he is going to allow him to know and write his life story?

5. What crime was Carl Iverson convicted of committing?

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

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

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

9. What is the purpose of Carl's "dying declaration"?

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

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