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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 does Doug do to Joe?

2. Why is Lila only a sophomore at 21 years old?

3. What do the scars on Lila's shoulder reveal about her past?

4. How does the author tell about Carl's experience in Vietnam?

5. What does Doug Lockwood quote when he speaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe and Lila's relationship change in Chapter 39?

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

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

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

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

6. What changes between Lila and Joe in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

10. What does Carl see before he leaves the hut that haunts him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Attending college is important to Joe Talbert. It will not only allow him to find a job, but it is also an accomplishment that will give him pride in himself. What kind of life did Joe have growing up? What does graduating from college represent to him? What is he willing to sacrifice to achieve his goal?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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