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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. Which of the following was not on Dylan's list of "pros" as he listed them two years prior to the shooting?
2. Why did doctors decide not to operate on Patrick's foot?
3. How did Aaron and Kevin get instructions on tending to Dave's wounds?
4. What Biblical character did Dylan compare himself to?
5. What was Cassie reading in the moments before her death?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. Why did the Jefco Sheriff say it took so long for police to get into the building and bring the victims out?
4. What were the main points of the "how-to guides" issued by the government in the years following Columbine?
5. Why did the idea of the Trench Coat Mafia as a group of shooters become popularly accepted?
6. What did the author say were the two main traits of a psychopath?
7. What was the discussion behind the families' decision whether to sue the county?
8. What was Mr. DeAngelo's life like in the years after the shooting?
9. Why did the kids begin referring to the "Columbine Curse?"
10. What piece of evidence did Fuselier discover that led him to the conclusion that Eric and Dylan hadn't targeted individual students and what was it that made that clear to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was the media's role in the situation? How did the fact that most kids had cell phones affect the situation? What were the challenges the media faced with regard to interviewing kids who had been in the school at the time? What, according to the author, was the biggest mistake the media made? The students blocked the majority of media coverage from the opening of the renovated school building. Why? Were they within their rights?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the efforts of the community to recover. What was the Columbine Curse, how did it come into being, and what got blamed on the curse? Why do you believe this was a popular idea?
Essay Topic 3
What was the plan Dylan and Eric came up with to destroy the school? What caused them to create this plan? How did it go wrong? Describe the events of the year leading up to the shooting. What were the catalysts that caused Dylan and Eric to solidify their plans?
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