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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. Whom does Andy name as a man whose manner makes it easy for one to imagine him as a boy?
(a) Dan.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Billy.
(d) Neal.

2. Second-degree murder carries with it eligibility for parole after how many years?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

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

4. What form of physical contact does Andy initiate with Matthew to get him to talk?
(a) He punches Matthew in the face.
(b) He trips Matthew so that Matthew falls to the floor.
(c) He grabs Matthew's ear and drags him out of the room.
(d) He clamps his arm around Matthew's arm and twists it.

5. At what location does Andy find Sarah when he asks to speak to her?
(a) The library.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) Her middle school.
(d) The mall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of escape does Andy report using every morning in order to forget the trial for a few minutes?

2. What type of contact are Jacob and Derek maintaining at the time of Andy's visit to Derek's house?

3. Andy tells Matthew that the age of consent in Massachusetts is what age?

4. What reason does Andy give for saying that Neal's shopping spree for new suits had been a mistake?

5. Dr. Vogel pronounces that Jacob's what is not "at the same level as his peers" (295)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. Once Andy agrees to provide Dr. Vogel with the item she requests, what new task does she put in front of Andy?

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

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

9. How does the epigraph included at the start of Part Three depict the theme of nature versus nurture?

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

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