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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 play does Lila invite Joe to see with her?

2. Who took the pictures of the fire at Crystal's house before the fire department arrived?

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

4. What does Joe expect to find when he emerges from the shack in the woods?

5. What does Sergeant Gibbs do to the girl Carl saw running out of the grass?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Lila's story?

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

4. What do Joe and Lila see when they compare pictures of the fire?

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

6. What does Carl say is the real reason he ended up saving Virgil that day in Vietnam?

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

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

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

10. How does Doug Lockwood incapacitate Joe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Virgil Gray and why is he important to the story? How does Virgil act as a bridge between Joe and Carl? Without Virgil would Joe have taken the time to find out more about Carl as a person?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of Chapter 14, Joe receives a call from his mother's landlord. How does this phone call, and the situation in Chapter 15, signal that Joe will soon need to make a decision regarding his mother and brother? What do you think he will have to decide? What do you think he will choose to do?

Essay Topic 3

Carl Iverson and Joe Talbert assume quite a bit about each other when they first meet. What are some of the assumptions and judgements they make about one another? How does Joe feel about Carl in the beginning? How does Carl feel about Joe? What might make them change their minds about each other?

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