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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. Why did deputies believe it was necessary to get the large group of students gathered near police cars farther away?

2. What did the attorney tell the Klebolds they should expect?

3. What was the name of the pizza place where Eric and Dylan worked?

4. What was the message of the sign from the Science Room window?

5. What was CNN covering when the story of the Columbine shooting first broke?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the area known as "the commons," including its purpose.

2. List three aspects of Dylan's appearance.

3. Who was Mr. DeAngelo and what were his instructions to the students at Columbine High School on the Friday before prom?

4. How did District Attorney Dave Thomas know who the victims were and what information did he give the parents of those victims that afternoon?

5. What happened within the two minutes Eric realized the bombs inside the school didn't go off?

6. Why were Patrick Ireland and Cassie Bernall in the library at the time of the massacre and why was Mr. DeAngelo not in the commons as was his usual practice?

7. Describe Mr. DeAngelo's reaction when the students began applauding as he took the podium at the Light of the World Catholic Church.

8. What did detectives find in the bedrooms of Dylan and Eric and what was different about the findings in the two?

9. Describe Brian Rohrbough's method of discovering Danny was dead and his reaction.

10. What were the plans Dylan and Eric outwardly declared for after graduation and what were their true plans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the popular myth circulated about Cassie Bernall's death? What was the truth? Why did the churches continue to tell the myth as fact? What were the reactions of her parents both to the myth and to the truth?

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least five of the victims. How were they killed or injured? How were their parents notified? What were their parents' reactions?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Dylan and Eric. How were the two similar? How were they different? Include information about their backgrounds, likes, dislikes and the reason they played well as a dyad.

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