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

2. 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 read it to bolster his courage.
(b) He was supposed to turn it in that day.
(c) He'd wanted to leave it to explain why he'd killed.
(d) He had just gotten it back from his teacher.

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

4. Who led the student body in on the day of the ribbon cutting on the remodeled school building?
(a) Misty Bernall.
(b) Mr. DeAngelo.
(c) Patrick Ireland.
(d) Anne Hochhalter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Aaron and Kevin get instructions on tending to Dave's wounds?

2. What was written on Dylan's t-shirt when police found him dead in the library?

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

4. 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?

5. Where was Val when she was shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Misty Bernall answer when Oprah asked if she wished Cassie had denied her Christianity in the hope that she might not be killed?

2. What was Mr. DeAngelo's life like in the years after the shooting?

3. Describe the story Dylan had written for a creative writing assignment, where he got his information, and the reaction of his teacher.

4. What were some of the things on Dylan's "bad list" as outlined in Chapter 33?

5. What were the messages from Dylan and Eric about their parents on the final edition of the Basement Tapes?

6. What was the situation with gun clips that almost clued Eric's father in to the fact of Eric's gun possession?

7. What did some students believe to be a major problem with the way Mr. DeAngelo ran the school?

8. What was the situation SWAT faced once they were inside the building?

9. What was the challenge Patrick faced during his rehabilitation period with regard to speech and what happened when he was given a pen and paper?

10. Describe the incident involving the crosses.

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