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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 Andy is doing a great job on Ben's murder case.
(b) That he thinks Patz may have murdered Ben.
(c) That he wants a different DA for Ben's murder case.
(d) That he wants to interview a few of Ben's classmates himself.

2. What change does Andy NOT make to his running routine once Jacob is indicted for murder?
(a) He runs early in the morning.
(b) He keeps his distance from others while running.
(c) He no longer listens to music while running.
(d) He never runs near the murder site.

3. What is NOT a characteristic named by Andy when he tells the reader why he had liked Neal upon their first meeting?
(a) Neal had an unpronounceable last name.
(b) Neal had snaggled teeth.
(c) Neal was funny.
(d) Neal was odd.

4. How old is Andy at the time of Ben's murder?
(a) 45.
(b) 51.
(c) 35.
(d) 39.

5. To what location had Ben been walking when he was murdered?
(a) The synagogue.
(b) His girlfriend's house.
(c) The public library.
(d) School.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes over the prosecution of the case involving Ben's murder after Andy is removed?

2. Whose idea is it to hire a psychiatric expert to assess Jacob?

3. How many stab wounds are found on Ben's body?

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

5. Laurie's college notebook had symbolized what fact to Andy at the time?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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