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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. Why did Dylan and Eric decide to simply walk into the lunch room with the bombs?

2. How did Kevin suggest Dave be taken out of the room?

3. Of the lawsuits filed, which had the most plausible basis for a judgment against law enforcement officials?

4. What did the author say was extraordinary about the extra edition of the Rocky Mountain News that was on the street before the bodies in the library had even been found?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

6. Why did the Jefco Sheriff say it took so long for police to get into the building and bring the victims out?

7. What did Fuselier realize was the biggest danger for the community when the idea of a third conspirator was eventually disproved?

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

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

10. Describe the incident involving the crosses.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Basement Tapes, their contents, and their effect on the investigation. What did investigators learn from those tapes?

Essay Topic 3

What was the official response to the shooting? Who was initially in charge? What was the situation at the scene in the moments after the shooting was reported? What changed about police protocol after the Columbine shooting?

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