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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. What kind of medicine does Andy offer Laurie the night before Jacob's trial begins?

2. What is the jury's reaction when Neal grins at them about the cruelty of children to one another?

3. What is NOT a rumor Ben had started about Jacob prior to Ben's murder?

4. In what area of the courtroom does Laurie sit each day during Jacob's trial?

5. At what location does Andy find Sarah when he asks to speak to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Andy characterize his friend Duffy's level of honesty?

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

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

9. What does Jacob's iPod Touch symbolize?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read the Praise for the Novel section included within Defending Jacob or find on your own a few critical essays that discuss the novel. Make a list of all of the different genres named by different critics of the novel. With which genre determination do you agree and why?

Essay Topic 2

Study carefully the way in which William Landay builds the character of Andy over the course of the novel in a way that gradually reveals his true nature to the reader. Write an analysis of the author's characterization methods regarding Andy and discuss his purpose for these character choices.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the single fingerprint stamped on the young murder victim's sweatshirt and explain the purpose the author has in mind for its inclusion.

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