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

2. Where did Joe spend the night after watching "The Glass Menagerie"?
(a) At his mother's house.
(b) At his apartment.
(c) At the bar where he had the fight.
(d) At Lila's apartment.

3. What does Professor Sanden believe ensured Crystal's death?
(a) That she had a boyfriend.
(b) That she learned she could turn the tables on her abuser.
(c) That she had gone to her mother for help.
(d) That she was pregnant by her abuser.

4. What weather event does Carl love?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Snow.
(c) Tornadoes.
(d) Rain.

5. How does Joe slow the car down so he can jump out of the trunk?
(a) He puts a wrench wrapped in a rag into the tailpipe.
(b) He throws the cinderblock and chain out as an anchor to stop the car quickly.
(c) He rolls up his jacket and puts it under one of the tires.
(d) He does not wait for the car to slow, he just jumps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sergeant Gibbs do to the girl Carl saw running out of the grass?

2. What does Doug Lockwood quote when he speaks?

3. Where does Lila pick Joe up after his ordeal with Doug?

4. What happened while Carl was in Vietnam during July of 1968?

5. What key piece of evidence in Crystal's murder may still have DNA on it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Doug Lockwood incapacitate Joe?

2. What does Carl say is the real reason he ended up saving Virgil that day in Vietnam?

3. What is discovered about Lila while they are at the bar after the play?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Carl wish to see before he dies?

10. Why does the local sheriff take Joe to jail instead of home?

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