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

2. Who is NOT determined to have the MAOA Knockout gene?

3. Who opens a Facebook profile under the fake name Marvin Glasscock?

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

5. What object does Andy describe as "every prosecutor's fantasy" (188)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Andy get Patz's attention when he wants to talk to Patz?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does the author deliberately mislead the reader during particular parts of the novel Defending Jacob and for what purposes?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within William Landay's novel Defending Jacob.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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