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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for the delay the morning of the first day of Jacob's trial?
(a) The news cameras are adjusting their feeds.
(b) Jacob disappears for an hour right before the trial.
(c) Traffic in front of the courthouse gets snarled.
(d) The judge is late arriving to court.

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

3. Second-degree murder carries with it eligibility for parole after how many years?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

4. 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) The screeches of a dying cat.
(d) Firecrackers exploding.

5. How many questions does Jonathan ask the first witness of the trial when he cross-examines her?
(a) 36.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 1.

6. Who is the first member of the Barber family to notice the Lincoln Town Car running its engine outside their house one night?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Billy.
(c) Laurie.
(d) Andy.

7. Who is NOT determined to have the MAOA Knockout gene?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Andy.
(c) Billy.
(d) Laurie.

8. 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.

9. What is NOT mentioned by Sarah as something Ben had been teasing Jacob about in the months prior to Ben's murder?
(a) Being a liar.
(b) Being gay.
(c) Being a geek.
(d) Being a loser.

10. Who admits that in addition to Andy wanting to pursue Patz as a suspect in Ben's murder, he had also wanted to pursue Patz?
(a) Billy.
(b) Duffy.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Neal.

11. What is the nickname of Andy's biological father?
(a) Bestial Billy Barber.
(b) Bloody Bobby Barber.
(c) Jealous Jeffrey Barber.
(d) Bloody Billy Barber.

12. What is the jury's reaction when Neal grins at them about the cruelty of children to one another?
(a) They look away from Neal.
(b) They look at Jacob.
(c) They look angry.
(d) They grin back at Neal.

13. What does Neal name as the murder weapon on the first day of trial?
(a) A tire iron.
(b) A rope.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

14. Andy states that on the first day of the trial, Neal had shown no signs of what sort of payback?
(a) Oedipal.
(b) Violent.
(c) Murderous.
(d) Vengeful.

15. In what year does Jacob's trial for murder begin?
(a) 2007.
(b) 1998.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2009.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does David name as telling David's family to speak to no one until after the trial?

3. What reason does David provide to Andy when he tells Andy he cannot come in?

4. When Laurie refuses Andy's offer for medication the night before Jacob's trial starts, what does he do instead that she says helps her relax?

5. Who is the first witness called during Jacob's trial?

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