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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, Jacob's teacher.
(b) Paula Giannetto,
(c) Paula Giannetto, the jogger who found Ben's dead body.
(d) Paula Giannetto,

2. What noise is happening the night before the start of Jacob's trial that makes it impossible for Laurie to sleep?
(a) Bats screeching.
(b) Police sirens.
(c) Firecrackers exploding.
(d) The screeches of a dying cat.

3. What allusion is being used within Dr. Vogel's psychiatric diagnosis of Jacob?
(a) The Phantom Tollbooth.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Charlotte's Web.
(d) How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

4. What action does Andy tell Jacob to stop doing during the trial?
(a) Picking at his finger skin.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Staring at the jury.
(d) Scowling.

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

6. Andy realizes that Jonathan's back-up plan involves telling the court that Jacob has what?
(a) The murder gene.
(b) Sociopathic tendencies.
(c) Multiple personality disorder.
(d) Trauma in his past.

7. What reason does Andy give for Jacob's dislike of "broody teen vampire" (188) novels?
(a) They are not violent enough.
(b) They are too immature.
(c) They are too focused on romance.
(d) They are not escapist enough.

8. Who opens a Facebook profile under the fake name Marvin Glasscock?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Andy.
(c) Derek.
(d) Jacob.

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

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

11. After telling Andy never to come back to his home, David makes one last comment to Andy. What is it?
(a) He asks Andy to take care of himself.
(b) He tells Andy to rot in hell.
(c) He wishes Andy luck.
(d) He tells Andy to put Jacob through extreme questioning.

12. In what area of the courtroom does Laurie sit each day during Jacob's trial?
(a) Right behind Andy on a bench.
(b) In the last row at the back.
(c) Right behind Neal on a bench.
(d) In the row of seats nearest the judge.

13. What is NOT a rumor Ben had started about Jacob prior to Ben's murder?
(a) Jacob offered to perform oral sex on a boy at a party.
(b) Ben and Derek were lovers.
(c) Jacob was caught masturbating in the classroom during recess.
(d) Jacob got an erection in the shower after track.

14. Andy tells the reader that there are two juries--one in court, and one where?
(a) In the law libraries.
(b) In prison.
(c) On the other side of the television cameras.
(d) In people's heads.

15. Dr. Vogel says that a person with Reactive Attachment Disorder must have had a disruption within what period of their life?
(a) Prior to puberty.
(b) Middle age.
(c) Early childhood.
(d) Adolescence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Matthew's mother call him?

2. What is the jury's reaction when Neal grins at them about the cruelty of children to one another?

3. What form of physical contact does Andy initiate with Matthew to get him to talk?

4. What type of pornography does Derek say Jacob reads online?

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

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