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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 is Carl thinking about when Virgil finds him watching the horizon one morning?
(a) His wife and children.
(b) Crystal Hagen.
(c) The Viet Cong waiting in the jungle.
(d) His grandfather's cabin at Lake Ada.

2. What was the conclusion of the DNA test?
(a) Crystal's nail did not contain enough DNA to test.
(b) Carl was the killer.
(c) The nail was not Crystal's.
(d) Carl was not the killer.

3. Who dies during the exchange of fire while Carl is trying to protect Virgil?
(a) General Sheridan.
(b) Tater Davis.
(c) Oxbow Hanks.
(d) Sergeant Gibbs.

4. Who started the rumor that Andy killed Crystal?
(a) Crystal's family.
(b) The newspapers.
(c) The state's attorney.
(d) Carl's attorney.

5. What did Doug plan to do to Joe?
(a) Drown him in the river.
(b) Bury him in the woods.
(c) Turn him over to police.
(d) Leave him in a cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Joe give to Carl during his visit when Carl is not in his wheelchair?

2. What memory has been haunting Joe's sleep since Lila broke the code in the diary?

3. Who is the antagonist in the story of Carl's time in Vietnam?

4. What was Lila's high school nickname?

5. Which person is not a suspect on Joe and Lila's list of possible killers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carl tell Joe about looking into Crystal's murder by himself?

2. What does Joe say his new goal is while talking to Max Rupert in Chapter 30?

3. What changes between Lila and Joe in Chapter 21?

4. Why is it so important that Crystal wore glasses?

5. What is Lila's story?

6. How does Doug Lockwood incapacitate Joe?

7. What two mistakes does Doug make when he kidnaps Joe?

8. How does Joe's honesty about his grandfather's death cause a shift in his relationship with Carl?

9. How does Joe handle the man who causes Lila to run from the bar?

10. Why does the author include a chapter about the play, "The Glass Menagerie"?

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