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

2. Where does Joe awaken after he passes out at Doug's place?
(a) In the street.
(b) In the trunk of Doug's car.
(c) In the trunk of his own car.
(d) In the woods.

3. Why is Lila only a sophomore at 21 years old?
(a) She flunked a year and had to re-take classes.
(b) She took a year off before going to college.
(c) She took two years to complete her freshman credits.
(d) She was older than other kids when she started elementary school.

4. What was Lila's high school nickname?
(a) Lost Lila.
(b) Lucky Lila.
(c) Nobody Nash.
(d) Nasty Nash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies during the exchange of fire while Carl is trying to protect Virgil?

2. Who does Joe tell that he is going to see Doug Lockwood?

3. Why does Detective Rupert tell Joe to contact Boady Sanden?

4. What did Crystal's step-father do for a living?

5. What religion did Carl belong to when he was in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carl do that causes Gibbs to want revenge?

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

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

6. How is Doug Lockwood's house symbolic of the man himself?

7. How did Grandpa Bill die?

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

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

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

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