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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did the pastor of the St. Phillip Lutheran Church decide to contact the Klebolds?
(a) They were active members of the church.
(b) They were next door neighbors.
(c) They contacted him first.
(d) A parishioner asked him to pray for them.

3. What was CNN covering when the story of the Columbine shooting first broke?
(a) The war in Kosovo.
(b) Tornadoes in Alabama.
(c) A freak winter storm in Montana.
(d) A hurricane hitting land in Florida.

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

5. How many students did Dylan shoot when he cornered about a hundred on the stairwell?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Twenty-three.

6. What was the video game Eric loved?
(a) Kill or Die.
(b) Doom.
(c) Flatline.
(d) Dungeons and Dragons.

7. What kind of cigarettes did Eric and Dylan smoke?
(a) Marlboro.
(b) Winston.
(c) A generic that was very cheap.
(d) Camel.

8. What did everyone believe Dylan was going to do after high school?
(a) Join the military.
(b) Be a complete failure.
(c) Become a writer.
(d) Become a computer engineer.

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

10. 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.

11. What did Eric and Dylan say when students questioned them about the large duffel bags they used to carry the bombs?
(a) They said they had bombs and everyone thought it was a joke.
(b) They said it was a science experiment.
(c) They said they had equipment for gym class.
(d) No one questioned them.

12. When had Dylan and Eric been arrested?
(a) The previous summer.
(b) Their sophomore year.
(c) Their freshman year.
(d) Their junior year.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the one thing Mr. DeAngelo insisted on and would enforce even at lunchtime?

2. What did students call Frank DeAngelis?

3. What kind of truck was used to get near the school to rescue Patrick?

4. What did Dylan's hair look like?

5. What did John Ireland look for as a sign his son, Patrick, was safe?

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