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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old had Neal been when he joined the District Attorney's office?
(a) 21.
(b) 34.
(c) 23.
(d) 29.

2. What is NOT listed as a reason that Jacob hardly ever uses the telephone?
(a) He considers phone calls inefficient.
(b) He considers phone calls too intimate.
(c) He considers phone calls awkward.
(d) He considers phone calls archaic.

3. How many days after Ben's murder does his family hold the shiva?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

4. Andy states that a grand jury proceeding is not a what?
(a) A trial.
(b) Set in stone.
(c) A guaranteed win.
(d) An official proceeding.

5. What object does Andy briefly consider hiding when he races home and makes it there before a warrant is served to search his house?
(a) Laurie's BlackBerry.
(b) Jacob's iPod Touch.
(c) Jacob's laptop.
(d) His own laptop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career is Laurie's father involved in?

2. For what object are the volunteers searching the park ten days after Ben's murder?

3. What decision is made regarding whether Jacob will testify at trial or not?

4. How old is Ben at the time of his murder?

5. What guarantee does Andy provide to Laurie the day before Jacob's school reopens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major realization about life does Andy describe arriving at as a result of meeting Laurie in college?

2. Discuss one statement that Andy makes under oath and then names as a deception to the reader.

3. Discuss the ways in which Laurie changes as a result of Jacob's indictment.

4. Discuss one coping mechanism Andy uses to get through Jacob's murder trial.

5. What action does Dan Rifkin take against Andy once Jacob comes under suspicion?

6. What is the symbolism of the look of distaste on Laurie's face when Andy takes her hand in the courthouse elevator?

7. How does William Landay use the changed relationship between Andy and Duffy to indicate Andy's profound sense of isolation following Jacob's indictment for murder?

8. How is the email address of the mysterious link-sender used to demonstrate the major theme within the text?

9. What is Jacob's explanation for the most damning clue in the murder case?

10. What job does Andy hold at the time of Ben's murder, and how is he involved in the homicide response?

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