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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. 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 face looked hollow.
(c) Her spine was visible.
(d) Her eyes were sunken.

2. First-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of what?
(a) Life with the possibility of parole.
(b) Life without the possibility of parole.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) Twenty-five years.

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

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

5. What type of contact are Jacob and Derek maintaining at the time of Andy's visit to Derek's house?
(a) They are calling each other on the phone every day.
(b) They are texting regularly and speaking on the phone sometimes.
(c) They are writing each other letters.
(d) They are posting on Facebook regularly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Police reports filed at the time of the incident describe an assault taking place against Matthew at what location?

2. Dr. Vogel says that a person with Reactive Attachment Disorder must have had a disruption within what period of their life?

3. What is NOT mentioned by Sarah as something Ben had been teasing Jacob about in the months prior to Ben's murder?

4. What is the name of the judge assigned to Jacob's case?

5. What is something Derek tells Andy he had NOT told Neal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element of Laurie does Andy say never ages?

2. What verdict does Andy name as the only one that will make a real difference to his family, even if Jacob is acquitted?

3. Who wins the battle between Neal and Duffy within Chapter 30?

4. What is Duffy's answer when Neal asks whether he and Andy are still close friends?

5. What is the outcome of Dr. Vogel's DNA tests?

6. What is the judge's ruling about the introduction of evidence relating to the murder gene?

7. How does Dr. Vogel's psychiatric report use allusion to outline her final findings?

8. When Andy loses his temper while testifying in front of the grand jury, Neal uses the episode as a way to comment on Andy's relationship with control. What does Neal say?

9. Describe the symptoms Andy describes as being associated with his "familiar battlefield euphoria" (243) going into Jacob's trial.

10. What does Jacob's iPod Touch symbolize?

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