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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. What does Dan tell Andy when they encounter one another ten days after Ben's murder?
(a) That he thinks Patz may have murdered Ben.
(b) That he wants a different DA for Ben's murder case.
(c) That he thinks Andy is doing a great job on Ben's murder case.
(d) That he wants to interview a few of Ben's classmates himself.

2. What had been the nature of the relationship between Neal and Andy before Ben Rifkin's murder?
(a) Andy had been Neal's mentor.
(b) Neal had been Andy's brother-in-law.
(c) Neal had been Andy's mentor.
(d) Neal and Andy had been rivals for the same position.

3. Who finds the military knife in Jacob's room?
(a) Laurie.
(b) Officer Duffy.
(c) Andy.
(d) Neal.

4. Laurie says that living with Andy and Jacob is like living with a couple of what?
(a) Plants.
(b) Con artists.
(c) Tombstones.
(d) Brick walls.

5. What change does Andy say occurs between he and Laurie after his confession to her about his family history?
(a) They do not touch one another at all.
(b) Andy no longer makes eye contact with Laurie.
(c) Laurie no longer makes eye contact with Andy.
(d) They do not talk as often or as easily.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location had Ben been walking when he was murdered?

2. Andy characterizes himself as a person who has been exposed to what?

3. At what time in their lives had Laurie and Andy met?

4. Jonathan tells which person that he or she is the ultimate decision-maker when it comes to the murder case?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What connection does Andy draw among "children, drunks, and schizophrenics" (129)?

2. Who is Duffy and how does Andy feel about him?

3. Explain the significance of the chapter title "Mindfuck" (34).

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

5. How is the theme of deception depicted within Andy's conversation with Sarah in Chapter 5?

6. What qualities of Andy's character are revealed in the moment when Jacob learns about his grandfather's and great-grandfather's violent histories?

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. What qualities of Jonathan Klein's does Andy find reassuring?

9. What is the clue that points most markedly to Jacob's involvement in Ben's murder?

10. What happens when Andy and Laurie confront Jacob about the knife Andy found in Jacob's room?

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