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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Matthew say Patz had given him in exchange for allowing Patz to touch Matthew's body over his clothes?

2. What form of physical contact does Andy initiate with Matthew to get him to talk?

3. Andy tells the reader that there are two juries--one in court, and one where?

4. After telling Andy never to come back to his home, David makes one last comment to Andy. What is it?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Jacob's iPod Touch symbolize?

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

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

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

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

10. How is foreshadowing utilized within the final passages of Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the shocking and unexpected ending of William Landay's novel Defending Jacob. What are the author's intentions for the ending's effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

How does the theme of isolation function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the themes of truth and lies are interwoven within the novel’s narrative.

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