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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Dr. Vogel pronounces that Jacob's what is not "at the same level as his peers" (295)?
(a) Psychological health.
(b) Set of scruples.
(c) Moral compass.
(d) Emotional maturity.

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

7. What kind of medicine does Andy offer Laurie the night before Jacob's trial begins?
(a) Ambien.
(b) Valium.
(c) Vicodin.
(d) Soma.

8. Andy is furious when Jacob posts a picture of himself on Facebook with whose face plastered over his own?
(a) Ted Bundy.
(b) Jeffrey Dahmer.
(c) Norman Bates.
(d) Hannibal Lecter.

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

10. Andy tells the reader that by the time of his visit to Derek's house, Laurie had lost so much weight that what?
(a) Her hip bones protruded.
(b) Her eyes were sunken.
(c) Her spine was visible.
(d) Her face looked hollow.

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

12. About how long does it take the first witness at Jacob's trial to testify?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 20 minutes.

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

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

15. Andy tells Matthew that the age of consent in Massachusetts is what age?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opens a Facebook profile under the fake name Marvin Glasscock?

2. In addition to the 12 jurors chosen for the jury, how many alternates are chosen?

3. What type of contact are Jacob and Derek maintaining at the time of Andy's visit to Derek's house?

4. What is the slang term for the gene mutation called MAOA Knockout?

5. What adjective does Andy use to describe Laurie's manner when she gets seated on the first morning of Jacob's trial?

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