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

2. What was the name of the store where Eric shopped in an effort to attain an "edgier" look?
(a) Old Navy.
(b) MoonBeams.
(c) Sun and Sand.
(d) Hot Topic.

3. What were Dave's final words before losing consciousness?
(a) Please don't let me die.
(b) Tell my girls I love them.
(c) Tell Dylan I forgive him.
(d) Get out of the building.

4. What had investigators John Hicks and Mike Guerra discovered at Eric's house when they were investigating a complaint from the Browns?
(a) A pipe bomb.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Stolen electronics.

5. What Biblical character did Dylan compare himself to?
(a) Peter.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Judas.
(d) Job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the slogan many students put on t-shirts in answer to the question, "How do you feel?"

2. Why did the boy named Mitchell say he believed Dylan and Eric killed their fellow students?

3. Which of the following was NOT one of the questions investigators faced after the four-hour meeting at the high school at the end of the week following the shooting?

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

5. Why did Dylan and Eric decide to simply walk into the lunch room with the bombs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Fuselier realize was the biggest danger for the community when the idea of a third conspirator was eventually disproved?

4. What were the main points of the "how-to guides" issued by the government in the years following Columbine?

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

6. Describe the "missions" Eric, Dylan, and Zack perpetrated and how their targets were chosen.

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

8. 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?

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

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

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