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

2. In addition to the 12 jurors chosen for the jury, how many alternates are chosen?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. What reason does David provide to Andy when he tells Andy he cannot come in?
(a) David is feeling violent.
(b) Andy is putting his job in danger.
(c) Derek is ready to call the police.
(d) David and his family are on the witness list.

4. What is NOT a diagnosis Dr. Vogel names in relation to Jacob's diagnoses?
(a) Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
(b) Bipolar Disorder.
(c) Reactive Attachment Disorder.
(d) Antisocial Personality Disorder.

5. Andy tells the reader that there are two juries--one in court, and one where?
(a) On the other side of the television cameras.
(b) In people's heads.
(c) In the law libraries.
(d) In prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does David name as telling David's family to speak to no one until after the trial?

2. Neal refers to Jacob by what word or phrase when speaking to the jury about Jacob?

3. Second-degree murder carries with it eligibility for parole after how many years?

4. What allusion is being used within Dr. Vogel's psychiatric diagnosis of Jacob?

5. Sarah tells Andy that she bets Andy had had a really good what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Andy becomes enraged when the psychiatrist, Dr. Vogel, asks Andy for what item?

2. What reason does Andy give for granting Dr. Vogel's request for a particular item?

3. What does Jacob's iPod Touch symbolize?

4. What is the symbolism of the chain on the Yoo family's door?

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

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

7. How is Andy's capacity for violence demonstrated in his interaction with Matthew at Matthew's home?

8. What does Andy state about a prosecutor's feelings about the internet?

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

10. How does William Landay use a sailboat to create a simile about the timeline of a trial?

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