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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 long did it take for the first SWAT team to enter the school building?

2. What was Eric's reaction when the Marines determined he was ineligible for duty?

3. What did Val say was the most difficult part of the healing process?

4. How did the trench coats become popular at Columbine?

5. Which of the following was NOT on Eric's "to do" list created a month before the shooting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the message Brian Rohrbough crafted for the memorial, what did officials ask him to do, and why did he win the argument?

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

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

4. Describe the incident involving the crosses.

5. 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?

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

7. At the end of chapter one, the author noted the massacre at Columbine would become known as "the worst school shooting in America." Why would that have appalled Dylan and Eric?

8. What was the problem Misty Bernall and her publisher faced with regard to Misty's book about Cassie's death and what were her decision?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who was Patrick Ireland? What were his injuries? How did he get out of the school? What were the challenges he faced during recovery? What was his mental attitude to the shooting and his recovery? What was his fate?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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