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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first witness called during Jacob's trial?
(a) Paula Giannetto,
(b) Paula Giannetto, the jogger who found Ben's dead body.
(c) Paula Giannetto,
(d) Paula Giannetto, Jacob's teacher.

2. What is NOT a diagnosis Dr. Vogel names in relation to Jacob's diagnoses?
(a) Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
(b) Antisocial Personality Disorder.
(c) Reactive Attachment Disorder.
(d) Bipolar Disorder.

3. The judge assigned to Jacob's case is described by Andy as "the only judge" (248) who what?
(a) Whose face the public recognizes.
(b) Whose every defendant had been given a stiff sentence.
(c) Whose every defendant had been convicted.
(d) Whose father and grandfather had both been judges as well.

4. First-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of what?
(a) Twenty-five years.
(b) Life with the possibility of parole.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) Life without the possibility of parole.

5. Neal refers to Jacob by what word or phrase when speaking to the jury about Jacob?
(a) The defendant.
(b) The teen.
(c) The murderer.
(d) The young man.

6. To whom does Sarah suggest Andy speak?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Patz.
(c) Derek.
(d) Duffy.

7. How much money does Matthew say Patz had given him in exchange for allowing Patz to touch Matthew's body over his clothes?
(a) $120.
(b) $30.
(c) $100.
(d) $50.

8. What is the slang term for the gene mutation called MAOA Knockout?
(a) The murder gene.
(b) The violence gene.
(c) The psycho gene.
(d) The criminal gene.

9. How far away from Ben's middle school had his dead body been found?
(a) Fewer than ten yards.
(b) Less than a quarter mile.
(c) Fewer than thirty feet.
(d) Fewer than two miles.

10. Police reports filed at the time of the incident describe an assault taking place against Matthew at what location?
(a) The middle school.
(b) The park.
(c) The library.
(d) The supermarket.

11. In what month does Jacob's trial for murder begin?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) October.

12. What type of contact are Jacob and Derek maintaining at the time of Andy's visit to Derek's house?
(a) They are posting on Facebook regularly.
(b) They are calling each other on the phone every day.
(c) They are writing each other letters.
(d) They are texting regularly and speaking on the phone sometimes.

13. Andy tells Jacob that the prosecution will use Jacob's posting of the picture on Facebook as evidence of what?
(a) Consciousness of guilt.
(b) Pathological turmoil.
(c) Passive-aggressive behavior.
(d) Martyr syndrome.

14. In what month does Andy go to Derek's home when Derek is alone?
(a) December.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) October.

15. What reason does David provide to Andy when he tells Andy he cannot come in?
(a) David and his family are on the witness list.
(b) Derek is ready to call the police.
(c) Andy is putting his job in danger.
(d) David is feeling violent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Vogel pronounces that Jacob's what is not "at the same level as his peers" (295)?

2. In what area of the courtroom does Laurie sit each day during Jacob's trial?

3. Who is NOT determined to have the MAOA Knockout gene?

4. What is the nickname of Andy's biological father?

5. What is NOT mentioned by Sarah as something Ben had been teasing Jacob about in the months prior to Ben's murder?

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