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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did police see as the two most effective means of piecing together what happened?
(a) The reports from the first police on the scene and other eye witnesses.
(b) Physical evidence and the school's video system.
(c) Eye witnesses and physical evidence.
(d) The school's video system and reports from the first police on the scene.

2. Why was the FBI on high alert on April 19?
(a) One of the officers had a feeling something was wrong.
(b) It was the anniversary of the stand-off in Waco, Texas.
(c) Police had heard rumors of Dylan's plans.
(d) Eric's best friend had reported something was going to happen.

3. How did Fuselier say the situation at Columbine compared to the situation at Waco, Texas?
(a) He doesn't say.
(b) Columbine was worse.
(c) Waco was worse.
(d) They were equally horrible.

4. Why did Eric and Dylan set bombs off in a field on the morning of the shooting?
(a) As decoys.
(b) For one last test run for the timer.
(c) To destroy their final weapons.
(d) They don't have a reason.

5. What was Columbine High School named for?
(a) A bird.
(b) A county.
(c) A city.
(d) A flower.

6. Where did Brad Bernall sit watching the scene at Columbine the night after the shooting?
(a) The parking lot of the high school.
(b) The roof of his house.
(c) The park near the high school.
(d) The street in front of the high school.

7. What did the janitor tell Sean to do?
(a) Crawl into a closet and hide.
(b) Pretend to be dead.
(c) Be very still and pray.
(d) Run.

8. Who was Kate Battan?
(a) Eric's girlfriend who told police how he got the guns.
(b) Parent of slain student, Rachel.
(c) Dylan's counselor.
(d) Leader of the investigative team.

9. What kind of truck was used to get near the school to rescue Patrick?
(a) A fire truck.
(b) A Loomis armored truck.
(c) A wrecker.
(d) A garbage truck.

10. How long did Danny's body remain on the sidewalk outside Columbine High School?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) Thirty-eight hours.
(c) Twenty-eight hours.
(d) Thirty-four hours.

11. What did John Ireland look for as a sign his son, Patrick, was safe?
(a) Patrick's name on a board at Leawood Elementry.
(b) Patrick's car in the parking lot.
(c) Patrick's car missing from the parking lot.
(d) An officer to tell them what's going on.

12. What was the name of the business Tom Kelbold owned?
(a) Videos R Us Video Rental.
(b) First in Line Real Estate Company.
(c) Fountain Real Estate Management.
(d) Real Time Video Production.

13. What is the test Eric missed on the morning of the shooting?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Trigonometry.
(d) Physiology.

14. What kind of music was often heard blasting out of Eric's car?
(a) 60s Rock.
(b) German Rock.
(c) Country.
(d) Heavy metal.

15. What was the state of the lunchroom by the time SWAT teams enter?
(a) It was flooded.
(b) It was completely empty and quiet.
(c) It was filled with survivors.
(d) It was almost completely burned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did many of the kids go to get away from their homes and families?

2. Where was Dylan expected to attend college?

3. What was the birth defect Eric had surgery on in junior high?

4. How many bombs were found in the school after the shooting?

5. Where did Dylan's brother Byron work at the time of the shooting?

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