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

2. What religion was Dylan's mom?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

3. When did Patti Nielson realize Dylan and Eric weren't firing a BB gun?
(a) When she saw student fall.
(b) When a bullet tore through her abdomen.
(c) When she heard a shotgun blast.
(d) When she saw the size of a hole shot through a window.

4. Why was Mr. D. absent from the lunchroom when the A lunch group arrived?
(a) He'd heard rumors of the attack and was hiding.
(b) His secretary had booked an interview for him.
(c) He'd heard rumors of the attack and was looking for Eric.
(d) He had a last-minute phone call.

5. What did Chris Morris' mom give police when they arrived to search the Morris house?
(a) The keys to his car.
(b) His phone.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His computer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dave Sanders' condition when SWAT arrived where he was hiding?

2. What was the birth defect Eric had surgery on in junior high?

3. Who was the first of the victims?

4. Where was Nate when the shooting occurred?

5. Why did deputies believe it was necessary to get the large group of students gathered near police cars farther away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What had been Dylan and Eric's previous encounter with the law that made their names appear in the juvenile justice database?

3. What happened to Tom and Sue Klebold on the afternoon and evening after the shooting, and what did their lawyer tell them?

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

5. What did police realize the danger was when dozens of students rushed to them for protection and how did they address that?

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

7. What were some of the things people believed caused Dylan and Eric to shoot their classmates and where did Dylan and Eric fall on that list of causes?

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

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

10. How did Danny Rohrbough die?

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