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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Joe the first time he stepped foot in a bar?
2. Why is Virgil so convinced that Carl did not kill Crystal?
3. What did Carl do during the trail that was considered unusual?
4. What is wrong with Virgil's body?
5. What did Grandpa Bill warn Joe not to leave on the bottom of the boat?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do we learn about Joe's temperment when he confronts Larry and his mother?
2. Why does Terry Bremer call Joe when his mother does not come home?
3. What illness does Carl Iverson have? Is he recieveing treatment?
4. What does Carl require from Joe if he is going to allow him to know and write his life story?
5. Joe's mother is bipolar. How does Joe describe her behavior in Chapter 3?
6. Why does Joe Talbert visit Hillview Manor at the beginning of the book?
7. Joe's mother is arrested and calls Joe for help. Joe speaks to the arresting officer, but he is not concerned about his mother. What is Joe's main concern when his mother is arrested?
8. How does the short document about Carl's war service conflict with his crime?
9. How does Joe use Carl's case to get to know Lila better?
10. How does the author describe Crystal Hagen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lila's backstory is revealed in Chapter 28. How does she feel about her past? How does it still affect her in the present? What does Joe say in response to her admission? What is it about his life that makes him feel the way he does?
Essay Topic 2
Andrew Fisher does not want to discuss the murder of Crystal Hagen. He is angry about the way he was treated during and after the trial. He also feels a lot of guilt for not speaking up after hearing what was written in Crystal's diary. What happened to Andrew that caused him to feel the way he does? Does he believe that Carl murdered Crystal? Why do you believe the way you do?
Essay Topic 3
When Joe finally becomes the person responsible for Jeremy, he does not view it in the same negative way he did at the beginning of the story. Why has Joe's outlook changed? How has his involvement with Carl changed the way he looks at life? How does Joe feel about taking care of Jeremy now?
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