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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. In what year does Jacob's trial for murder begin?
(a) 2011.
(b) 1998.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2007.

2. Who is the first witness called during Jacob's trial?
(a) Paula Giannetto,
(b) Paula Giannetto,
(c) Paula Giannetto, the jogger who found Ben's dead body.
(d) Paula Giannetto, Jacob's teacher.

3. Who opens a Facebook profile under the fake name Marvin Glasscock?
(a) Derek.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Andy.
(d) Jacob.

4. When Laurie refuses Andy's offer for medication the night before Jacob's trial starts, what does he do instead that she says helps her relax?
(a) Rubs her temples.
(b) Gives her a massage.
(c) Strokes her hair.
(d) Wraps his body around her back.

5. On the first day of Jacob's trial, Klein files a motion to exclude what kind of evidence in the trial?
(a) Scientific evidence based on an alleged genetic predisposition to violence.
(b) Forensic evidence based on testing done a week after the murder.
(c) Psychiatric evidence based on genetic predisposition to mental illness.
(d) Medical evidence based on Dr. Vogel's testing results for Jacob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacob say about how he thinks that jury feels about him after the first day of trial?

2. What reason does Andy give for Jacob's dislike of "broody teen vampire" (188) novels?

3. Who is the first member of the Barber family to notice the Lincoln Town Car running its engine outside their house one night?

4. How long after the adjournment of court one day does Dr. Vogel meet with Jacob's parents to deliver her psychiatric diagnoses of Jacob?

5. What nickname does Matthew's mother call him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe details about the mysterious car that Andy believes is following him at a certain point in the narrative.

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

5. What is the significance of Sarah's inability to understand Andy's allusion to Cliff Huxtable?

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

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

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

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

10. In what ways do classmates of Jacob's express to Andy their thoughts about Jacob's true nature?

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