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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 had Brooks Brown's parents reported to police?
2. Why was the FBI on high alert on April 19?
3. What was Eric's middle name?
4. How many possible conspirators were identified by the investigation team in the early days of the investigation?
5. Who was Linda Lou?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mr. DeAngelo's reaction when the students began applauding as he took the podium at the Light of the World Catholic Church.
2. Briefly describe Susan's evening with Eric on prom night.
3. What were Patrick's injuries and how did he get out of the school?
4. Describe the moment when Dylan could have fired on about a hundred kids running up the stairwell but didn't.
5. Describe Brian Rohrbough's method of discovering Danny was dead and his reaction.
6. How did District Attorney Dave Thomas know who the victims were and what information did he give the parents of those victims that afternoon?
7. Describe Dylan's heritage, his and how this might have affected his reaction to Eric's attitudes about Jews and Hitler.
8. Who was Dwayne Fuselier and what prompted him to go to Columbine on the day of the shooting?
9. What did detectives find in the bedrooms of Dylan and Eric and what was different about the findings in the two?
10. What did police realize the danger was when dozens of students rushed to them for protection and how did they address that?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the healing process for at least four members of the community. What were the challenges, the time frames, and the methods? Which do you believe exhibited the most effective methods of healing?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the wait by the parents of the dead students in the hours after the shooting. How did some of them learn the fate of their children? What do you believe prompted the district attorney and other officials to keep the identities secret that first day? Were they correct?
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