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

2. How many times did the Browns say they had contacted the police to warn about Eric's violent behavior?
(a) Three.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eight.
(d) Fifteen.

3. What had Eric used as a journal?
(a) A spiral notebook.
(b) A small leather-bound journal.
(c) A loose-leaf binder.
(d) A legal pad.

4. What was the long-term impact pastors reported after the shootings?
(a) Attendance decreased slightly.
(b) Attendance decreated dramatically.
(c) There was none.
(d) Attendance increased dramatically.

5. What was the animal that captured the attention of a Japanese film crew shooting a documentary about the massacre six months after the shootings?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Deer.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author believe Dylan had that story in the car with him on the day of the murders?

2. What was the name of the store where Eric shopped in an effort to attain an "edgier" look?

3. What was Cassie reading in the moments before her death?

4. 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?

5. What Biblical character did Dylan compare himself to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the problem Misty Bernall and her publisher faced with regard to Misty's book about Cassie's death and what were her decision?

3. 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?

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

5. Describe the incident involving the crosses.

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

7. Why did the idea of the Trench Coat Mafia as a group of shooters become popularly accepted?

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

9. At the end of chapter one, the author noted the massacre at Columbine would become known as "the worst school shooting in America." Why would that have appalled Dylan and Eric?

10. What did the author say were the two main traits of a psychopath?

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