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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. What name does Crystal call Carl in her diary?
2. In which month does the story begin?
3. What state does the story take place in?
4. Why does Joe have to see his mother up at the Mower County Courthouse?
5. How old was Joe when Grandpa Bill died?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Terry Bremer call Joe when his mother does not come home?
2. What does Joe's mother say that she knows will cause Joe to feel guilty?
3. Why does Joe Talbert visit Hillview Manor at the beginning of the book?
4. Why does Jeremy look to the corners of the room when Joe is talking to him?
5. What illness does Carl Iverson have? Is he recieveing treatment?
6. 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?
7. What does Mrs. Tate, the school counselor, tell Crystal on the day she is killed?
8. Virgil accuses Joe of using Carl. Is this true?
9. How does Joe try to get Lila Nash to notice him at the beginning of the book?
10. How does Joe use Carl's case to get to know Lila better?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Carl's conviction for Crystal's murder marked him as a pedophile. Berthel Collins tells Joe that being labeled as a pedophile likely made Carl's prison term more difficult. Why does he think this? What does he tell Joe about prison culture in general and Stillwater Prison in particular?
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
Carl makes one more confession in Chapter 31. What does he confess to Joe and how does Joe feel about the confession? In Chapter 6 Carl tells Joe that there is a difference between killing and murdering, then says, "I've done both. I've killed . . . and I've murdered" (44). Explain his comment in light of Carl's final confession.
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