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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had investigators John Hicks and Mike Guerra discovered at Eric's house when they were investigating a complaint from the Browns?
(a) Stolen electronics.
(b) A pipe bomb.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

2. Where was Val when she was shot?
(a) Under a table next to Lauren Townsend.
(b) Under a desk in the science room.
(c) Under a cart in the lunchroom.
(d) In the stairwell.

3. Why did the author believe Dylan had that story in the car with him on the day of the murders?
(a) He had just gotten it back from his teacher.
(b) He'd wanted to read it to bolster his courage.
(c) He was supposed to turn it in that day.
(d) He'd wanted to leave it to explain why he'd killed.

4. What was written on Dylan's t-shirt when police found him dead in the library?
(a) Smile.
(b) Wrath.
(c) TCM.
(d) Bite me.

5. Where did Dylan and Eric get the camcorder used to film the Basement Tapes?
(a) The school library.
(b) Dylan's brother.
(c) Eric's parents.
(d) Robyn Anderson.

6. What, according to the author, was the fatal mistake reporters made when questioning students?
(a) That they treated every student as an eye witness.
(b) That they didn't have parental consent to talk to students.
(c) That the students were too traumatized to be good witnesses.
(d) That they didn't understand teen language.

7. Where was Dave Sanders shot?
(a) In the chest.
(b) In the right arm and right leg.
(c) In the back and neck.
(d) In the face and left leg.

8. In Chapter 29, the author described "missions" Eric, Dylan, and Zack carried out. Who chose the targets of those missions?
(a) All three.
(b) Eric.
(c) Dylan.
(d) Zack.

9. Why did Dylan and Eric decide to simply walk into the lunch room with the bombs?
(a) They couldn't figure out an alternative.
(b) They actually hid them the previous night.
(c) They hoped seeing the bags would send kids running outside.
(d) They hoped someone would stop them.

10. What happens to bring an end to the extensive media coverage of the Columbine shootings?
(a) Tornadoes in Oklahoma.
(b) An earthquake in Japan.
(c) A volcano eruption in Europe.
(d) A flood in Louisiana.

11. Where did Dylan and Eric go for dinner on Monday night before Tuesday's shootings?
(a) Outback Steakhouse.
(b) I-Hop.
(c) Taco Bell.
(d) McDonald's.

12. What was the slogan many students put on t-shirts in answer to the question, "How do you feel?"
(a) Bite me.
(b) Leave me alone.
(c) I'm fine.
(d) Never better.

13. Of the lawsuits filed, which had the most plausible basis for a judgment against law enforcement officials?
(a) The one filed by Isaiah Shoels' parents.
(b) The one filed by the Klebolds.
(c) The one filed by Brian Rohrbough's father.
(d) The one filed by Dave Sanders' daughters.

14. What was the long-term impact pastors reported after the shootings?
(a) Attendance increased dramatically.
(b) There was none.
(c) Attendance decreated dramatically.
(d) Attendance decreased slightly.

15. What was Mr. DeAngelo's mission the year after the shooting?
(a) To keep the school safe from another attack.
(b) To atone for his failure to Dylan and Eric.
(c) To get the freshman class through graduation.
(d) To atone for his failure to the victims.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author say was extraordinary about the extra edition of the Rocky Mountain News that was on the street before the bodies in the library had even been found?

2. What did Eric call his journal?

3. What did Craig Scott have that he feared would make him one of Dylan and Eric's victims?

4. What was Zack Heckler's nickname?

5. What were Dave's final words before losing consciousness?

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