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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Whom does David name as telling David's family to speak to no one until after the trial?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Duffy.
(c) Derek.
(d) Neal.

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

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

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

14. What object does Andy describe as "every prosecutor's fantasy" (188)?
(a) The web.
(b) Closed captioning.
(c) A phone tap.
(d) A cell phone.

15. 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 eyes were sunken.
(b) Her face looked hollow.
(c) Her hip bones protruded.
(d) Her spine was visible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Andy realizes that Jonathan's back-up plan involves telling the court that Jacob has what?

3. The judge assigned to Jacob's case is described by Andy as "the only judge" (248) who what?

4. In what month does Andy go to Derek's home when Derek is alone?

5. At what location does Andy find Sarah when he asks to speak to her?

(see the answer keys)

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