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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did police see as the two most effective means of piecing together what happened?

2. What kind of music was often heard blasting out of Eric's car?

3. In his essay about fishing trips with his father, what did Dylan say about his brother drinking coffee?

4. When had Dylan and Eric been arrested?

5. What did the science teacher tell the students in Science Room 3 who were taking a chemistry test?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Patrick's injuries and how did he get out of the school?

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

3. Who was Dwayne Fuselier and what prompted him to go to Columbine on the day of the shooting?

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

5. How did District Attorney Dave Thomas know who the victims were and what information did he give the parents of those victims that afternoon?

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. Where is Nate Dykeman when he learned of the shooting and what was his reaction?

8. Describe Dave Sanders' time at the Columbine Lounge, how he was different from most of the men there, and what was important to him.

9. Briefly describe the three acts of Dylan and Eric's plans for Judgment Day.

10. What was the rumor perpetuated about Danny Rohrbough's death and what was his father's reaction to that rumor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least three of the lawsuits that were filed, including the one filed by Isaiah Shoels' family and the one filed by the Klebolds. Include the purposes for each and the outcome. What was the outcome of civil suits filed against the families of the shooters?

Essay Topic 2

What was the popular myth circulated about Cassie Bernall's death? What was the truth? Why did the churches continue to tell the myth as fact? What were the reactions of her parents both to the myth and to the truth?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Dave Sanders? What was he like as a person? What was his fate? Why was his lawsuit seen by a judge as the one that indicated the response of officials had been wrong?

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