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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Craig Scott have that he feared would make him one of Dylan and Eric's victims?
(a) A football.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A football helmet.
(d) A white hat.

2. Why did doctors decide not to operate on Patrick's foot?
(a) His parents refused consent.
(b) There was nothing they could do to save it.
(c) They believed he would never walk anyway.
(d) They believed he wouldn't survive another surgery.

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

4. Why was Dylan making D's in school and showing no interest?
(a) He expected to be dead soon.
(b) He couldn't seem to concentrate.
(c) He was working so many hours he didn't have time to study.
(d) He coudn't grasp the science classes.

5. Eric settled for making plans to destroy a high school, but what was his real desire?
(a) To kill the jocks and bullies.
(b) To kill all the Jews.
(c) To kill everyone who wasn't white.
(d) To extinguish the species.

6. How did the trench coats become popular at Columbine?
(a) A boy wore one for a Halloween costume.
(b) A rock band wore them during a local concert.
(c) Several of the jocks began wearing them.
(d) Dylan's parents bought him one and the girls liked it.

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

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 incredibly depressed.
(c) That he'd been beated at home.
(d) That he'd been increasingly suicidal.

9. Which of the following was not one of the things that impressed Jefco Magistrate John DeVita when he heard evidence against Dylan and Eric for breaking into the van?
(a) That they were polite.
(b) That they had straight A's on their report cards.
(c) That their fathers were with them.
(d) That they were well dressed.

10. What was the name of the store where Eric shopped in an effort to attain an "edgier" look?
(a) Old Navy.
(b) Sun and Sand.
(c) MoonBeams.
(d) Hot Topic.

11. What color was the van Dylan and Eric broke into in order to steal the electronics?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

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

13. What did Dylan write about in his diary almost exclusively up to the final week before the shootings?
(a) How much he hates everyone.
(b) Love.
(c) His desire to kill.
(d) Bombs.

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

15. How did Aaron and Kevin get instructions on tending to Dave's wounds?
(a) From their scout master.
(b) From a book in the library.
(c) From their first aid training.
(d) Aaron's father relayed instructions from paramedics via phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to bring an end to the extensive media coverage of the Columbine shootings?

2. Who was the first family to file a lawsuit?

3. How long were the transcripts of the interviews with Dylan's and Eric's parents sealed?

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

5. How did Anne Marie's mother die?

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