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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rusty NOT ponder while he is at home after the trial?
(a) It was his sperm taken from Carolyn's body.
(b) Why Carolyn really rejected him.
(c) The carpet fiber came from his home.
(d) The prints on the glass were probably his.

2. What does Jamie search for in Carolyn's apartment?
(a) Rope.
(b) Contraceptives.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Pills.

3. Rusty thinks that it could hurt his case if _________________, Larren Lyttle's best friend, turns out to be a hostile witness.
(a) Lip.
(b) Horgan.
(c) Molto.
(d) Razor.

4. What does Rusty find on a large iron tool in the basement of his house?
(a) Blood and hair.
(b) Blood and skin.
(c) Dried semen.
(d) Bloody fingerprints.

5. Who shows up at Carolyn's apartment while Rusty and Lip are inspecting it?
(a) Marty.
(b) Horgan.
(c) Leon.
(d) Molto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Someone has begun calling Rusty once a week, and although the caller does not identify himself, Rusty knows it is ________________.

2. Who is the maid from Carolyn's neighborhood who cannot recall which Tuesday night she saw Rusty?

3. Who is Maurice Dickerman?

4. Why did Horgan tell Rusty that he took the B file after Carolyn was killed?

5. Rusty's secretary testifies that she heard Rusty call Carolyn ____________________ during a phone conversation.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Rusty's dream about his mother in Chapter 25?

2. What instruction does Judge Lyttle give to the jury regarding the missing glass and what does the fingerprint expert admit about other prints at the crime scene?

3. What is the tone of Chapters 26-28 and who does the author set up as the champions for the prosecution and the defense?

4. What kindness does Marty Polhemus show to Rusty which, had he not, would have had bad consequences for him?

5. How do the testimonies of Eugenia, Mrs. Krapotnik and Horgan practically guarantee an acquittal for Rusty?

6. What does Rusty deduce about why Sandy was considering entering the B file into the trial?

7. How have innocence and simplicity leave the life of Rusty and his family?

8. On the first day of the trial, what does the defense say it has not had a chance to examine yet and who does the prosecution agree not to call during the trial?

9. What does Rusty do in the weeks following the trial?

10. Late on the evening of the end of the trial, Rusty visits Sandy in his office. What does Rusty reveal to Sandy which could explain why Judge Lyttle abruptly ended the trial?

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