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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 Zack Heckler's nickname?
(a) Kibble.
(b) Joker.
(c) Hyde.
(d) Z-Man.

2. What was Eric's reaction when the Marines determined he was ineligible for duty?
(a) He'd been relieved.
(b) He'd been furious.
(c) He'd never known.
(d) He'd been ecstatic.

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

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

5. Why was the affidavit to search Eric's home based on the Browns' complaints never served?
(a) It was never taken to a judge for approval.
(b) It wsa served but nothing was found.
(c) It lacked sufficient evidence and was denied.
(d) No one was home and officers never returned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for the first SWAT team to enter the school building?

2. How did Brooks Brown know about the threats against Brooks Eric posted on his website?

3. What did Bree Pasquale say about the shooters' targets?

4. Why were there two hundred doves released at the service dedicating the memorial?

5. What was the basis for the Klebold's lawsuit against the sheriff's department?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What did the author say people thought about the final actions of Dylan's and Eric's lives and what did he say were the actual reasons they didn't continue killing until they were gunned down by police?

3. What was the discrepancy between what Frank DeAngelo remembered about the first moments of the shooting and what his secretary remembered, and how did the author explain the difference?

4. What was the discussion behind the families' decision whether to sue the county?

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

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 the author say were the two main traits of a psychopath?

8. 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?

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

10. Why did the kids begin referring to the "Columbine Curse?"

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