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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Mark Manes make on the sale of the TEC-9 he sold to Dylan?
(a) Nine dollars.
(b) More than four hundred dollars.
(c) Two hundred and eighty-three dollars.
(d) A hundred and fifty dollars.

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

3. What class was Anne Hochhalter taking at the high school the year after the shooting?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Physics.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Literature.

4. How did Dylan, Eric, and Zack get locker combinations their junior year?
(a) They hacked into the school computer system.
(b) All the locker combinations were the same.
(c) They discovered a pattern and used that to figure out the combinations.
(d) They stole a list from the principal's office.

5. How long were the transcripts of the interviews with Dylan's and Eric's parents sealed?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Forever.
(c) Four years.
(d) Twenty years.

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

7. What did the author say was the number one way an adult could stop a school bombing?
(a) Advance confessions.
(b) Watch for students with bulky bags.
(c) Metal detectors.
(d) Search all students entering or leaving the building.

8. What was the piece of information Fuselier gained from the first words of Eric's journal?
(a) That he hated everyone, meaning the victims weren't targeted.
(b) That he'd been increasingly suicidal.
(c) That he'd been beated at home.
(d) That he'd been incredibly depressed.

9. What did Eric name his shotgun?
(a) Arlene.
(b) Terminator.
(c) Missy.
(d) Lucille.

10. What did Misty Bernall want to be the focus of the book she wrote about Cassie?
(a) The final moment of Cassie's life.
(b) Cassie's life and struggles prior to the shooting.
(c) The day Cassie accepted God as her savior.
(d) The impact of Cassie's death.

11. What was Cassie reading in the moments before her death?
(a) Prep for the ACT.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Bible
(d) Computers for Dummies.

12. 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?
(a) That it was out so quickly.
(b) That it was completely inaccurate.
(c) That there was an entire paper with no photos.
(d) That it was accurate in many of the facts.

13. Who was the person Eric had the most difficulty fooling with his various acts?
(a) Dave Sanders.
(b) Dylan.
(c) Wayne Harris.
(d) Mr. DeAngelo.

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

15. Which of the following did the author say was one of the raging questions plaguing the public?
(a) Whether Eric and Dylan's parents should be held criminlly responsible.
(b) Whether any of the victims fought back.
(c) Whether officials should have seen the violence coming.
(d) Whether Eric and Dylan should be formally found guilty of murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eric's reaction when the Marines determined he was ineligible for duty?

2. What was the item Brooks and his friend had "taken hostage" after Eric dented the trunk of one car and broke the windshield of another?

3. In Chapter 29, the author described "missions" Eric, Dylan, and Zack carried out. Who chose the targets of those missions?

4. Why did the boy named Mitchell say he believed Dylan and Eric killed their fellow students?

5. Where were David and Linda Sanders planning to retire?

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