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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. How were the victims initially identified?

2. When had Dylan and Eric been arrested?

3. Why was the FBI on high alert on April 19?

4. What had Brooks Brown's parents reported to police?

5. What was the message of the sign from the Science Room window?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation Nate Dykeman had with Dylan's father, Tom Klebold.

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

3. What had been Dylan and Eric's previous encounter with the law that made their names appear in the juvenile justice database?

4. Describe Dylan's heritage, his and how this might have affected his reaction to Eric's attitudes about Jews and Hitler.

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 was Wayne Harris' attitude about punishment?

7. List two of the questions police asked Robyn and her answer to those questions.

8. List three aspects of Dylan's appearance.

9. Describe Brian Rohrbough's method of discovering Danny was dead and his reaction.

10. Describe Mr. DeAngelo's reaction when the students began applauding as he took the podium at the Light of the World Catholic Church.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were the actions of Dylan and Eric so difficult for the public to understand? What was the impact of their deaths on the investigation and the recovery? Why did the Klebold's attorney warn them that the public was going to hate them? Was he correct?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Mr. DeAngelo? What was the purpose of the assembly he called at the high school the Friday before prom? What was his response to the shooting? What was his life like after the shooting?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Anne Marie Hochhalter? What were her injuries? What was her life like after the shooting? What did she say was her biggest problem with forgiveness?

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