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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. Why does Joe feel sick in his chest after watching the play?
(a) The play reminds him of his life.
(b) He knows Lila will never love him.
(c) He thinks about Crystal's murder photos.
(d) He thinks the acting is terrible.

2. What realization did Carl have while he was in prison?
(a) Life was meaningless and he wanted to die.
(b) That he would be forgiven for murdering Gibbs.
(c) He would live his life, not simply exist.
(d) DJ had framed him for Crystal's murder.

3. What is the last thing Joe thinks before he passes out at Doug's place?
(a) That he is going to die.
(b) That he made a mistake about Doug.
(c) That he deserves to be killed.
(d) That he let an old man beat him.

4. What news does Joe give to Carl during his visit when Carl is not in his wheelchair?
(a) Joe tells Carl that Crystal isn't dead.
(b) Joe tells Carl that Danny Lockwood killed Crystal.
(c) Joe tells Carl that Doug Lockwood killed Crystal.
(d) Joe tells Carl that Crystal killed herself.

5. What does Doug Lockwood quote when he speaks?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Crystal's diary.
(c) He talks about the past.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who started the rumor that Andy killed Crystal?

2. How does Joe decide to move Carl's case forward?

3. Which item is not in the shack Joe finds in the woods?

4. What was Lila's high school nickname?

5. Who is at Joe's door when he and Lila are making breakfast together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Joe trying to please by getting Carl exonerated?

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

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

4. What is Lila's story?

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

6. How did Grandpa Bill die?

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

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

9. What does Lila believe will be revealed in the coded parts of Crystal's diary?

10. What new information does Andrew tell Joe and Lila about the night of September 21st?

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