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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Tom Klebold learn about the shooting at the high school?
(a) He heard the sirens and went to investigate.
(b) Police came to search his home.
(c) He heard it on the radio.
(d) Dylan's friend, Nate, told him.

3. Why did deputies believe it was necessary to get the large group of students gathered near police cars farther away?
(a) They feared the gunman was hiding in the group.
(b) The large group made a good target.
(c) They feared the injured kids might die.
(d) They weren't equipped to take statements.

4. What was Dave Sanders' condition when SWAT arrived where he was hiding?
(a) He was conscious but not coherent.
(b) He was alive, talking and walking.
(c) He was already dead.
(d) He was alive but his condition was hopeless.

5. Where was the Columbine prom being held?
(a) The Columbine commons.
(b) The Columbine gym.
(c) The Columbine Church of Christ.
(d) The Denver Design Center.

6. What religion was Dylan's mom?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Baptist.

7. Why did Dave Sanders have seventy one-dollar bills on the night before he was shot?
(a) It was tips his wife had earned at work.
(b) It was a gift for his mother-in-law.
(c) It was money he'd saved for a special night out with his wife.
(d) There was one dollar each for his basketball players as a lesson in dedication.

8. 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) The school's video system and reports from the first police on the scene.
(c) Physical evidence and the school's video system.
(d) Eye witnesses and physical evidence.

9. Where did Coach Sanders usually go on Friday nights?
(a) At home.
(b) Columbine Lounge.
(c) At the home of his friends, Mr. and Mrs. DeAngelo.
(d) At school grading papers and making lesson plans.

10. What had Brooks Brown's parents reported to police?
(a) That Eric had threatened to bomb the school.
(b) That Dylan had threatened to bomb the school.
(c) That Dylan had made death threats against Brooks.
(d) That Eric had made death threats against Brooks.

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

12. Who was Troy Laman?
(a) A deputy.
(b) The janitor who saved Sean.
(c) The school resource officer.
(d) A paramedic.

13. Who told Misty and Brad Bernall there were no students still alive in the high school?
(a) A district attorney.
(b) A cop standing guard at the perimeter.
(c) A student.
(d) A journalist.

14. How did Brian Rohrbough learn that Danny was among those who'd been killed?
(a) The district attorney told him.
(b) A classmate of Danny's told him.
(c) A photo in the newspaper.
(d) A police officer told him.

15. What did the "big bombs" indicate to investigators?
(a) That Dylan and Eric planned to kill indiscriminately.
(b) That Dylan and Eric had not thought through their plan.
(c) That Dylan and Eric had help.
(d) That Dylan and Eric were targeting teachers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of her children did Misty Bernall find first?

3. How long did Danny's body remain on the sidewalk outside Columbine High School?

4. What did Coach Sanders do that made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches special?

5. Where were Dylan's parents when he left the house?

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