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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Columbine High School named for?
(a) A city.
(b) A bird.
(c) A flower.
(d) A county.

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

3. What did Dylan's hair look like?
(a) Short and spiked.
(b) Shoulder-length and curly.
(c) Long and ratty.
(d) Militrary short and smooth.

4. Who was the first of the victims?
(a) Danny Rohrbough.
(b) Richard Castaldo.
(c) Dave Sanders.
(d) Rachel Scott.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eric and Dylan say when students questioned them about the large duffel bags they used to carry the bombs?

2. Who was Kate Battan?

3. What is the test Eric missed on the morning of the shooting?

4. What was Eric's middle name?

5. How many law enforcement agencies were present within an hour of the beginning of the attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dylan's heritage, his and how this might have affected his reaction to Eric's attitudes about Jews and Hitler.

2. Describe Dave Sanders' time at the Columbine Lounge, how he was different from most of the men there, and what was important to him.

3. What were some of the reasons there were rumors of more than two shooters from the eyewitnesses leaving the school in the moments after the shooting began?

4. What was the Trench Coat Mafia and how did Dylan and Eric fit into that group?

5. Describe Brian Rohrbough's method of discovering Danny was dead and his reaction.

6. Where is Nate Dykeman when he learned of the shooting and what was his reaction?

7. Describe the area known as "the commons," including its purpose.

8. What was Wayne Harris' attitude about punishment?

9. What were the options available to the students who rushed from the school as soon as the shooting began and where did most go?

10. Describe the police arriving on the scene and what was the immediate problem with organization?

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