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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rusty find on a large iron tool in the basement of his house?
(a) Dried semen.
(b) Blood and skin.
(c) Blood and hair.
(d) Bloody fingerprints.

2. What favor does Rusty ask of the caller in #98?
(a) If he would tap Horgan's phone.
(b) If he would get Sandy's acquittal record.
(c) If he would keep an eye on Barbara for him.
(d) If he would help him find Leon Wells.

3. How many potential jurors enter the courtroom for the selection process?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 125.
(d) 75.

4. After the trial, Sandy will be _______________________.
(a) retiring.
(b) teaching law school.
(c) an attorney of national standing.
(d) becoming a judge.

5. Sandy's questioning in court ruins ________________ career.
(a) Nico's.
(b) Lyttle's.
(c) Molto's.
(d) Kumagai's.

6. Who does Rusty learn is to be the star witness in the case against him?
(a) Lip.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Molto.
(d) Horgan.

7. Horgan believes that Rusty killed Carolyn ___________________________.
(a) because he was afraid Barbara would find out about them.
(b) in the heat of passion.
(c) because she was putting pressure on him to run against Horgan.
(d) to punish Horgan for having an affair with her.

8. Nat is being sent to __________________ near Skageon until the trial is over.
(a) his grandparents' home.
(b) a boarding school.
(c) his aunt's home.
(d) a camp.

9. Which of the following is NOT something that Rusty worries about at the moment?
(a) What will happen to Nat if Rusty goes to prison.
(b) What will happen to him if he goes to prison.
(c) His gratitude for Barbara's taking care of his sick mother.
(d) Whether Carolyn ever really loved him.

10. Rusty notes that the atmosphere in the courtroom on the first day of the trial is ___________________.
(a) electric.
(b) resigned.
(c) sad.
(d) chaotic.

11. What does Horgan admit to on the stand?
(a) He hired Carolyn.
(b) He had an affair with Carolyn.
(c) He fired Carolyn.
(d) He promoted Carolyn.

12. What response does Dr. Robinson give to the answer in #148?
(a) Rusty was not his patient at the time of Carolyn's murder.
(b) Rusty did not tell him that he ended the affair with Carolyn.
(c) Rusty never really loved Barbara.
(d) Rusty did not tell him that he murdered Carolyn.

13. At the end of Chapter 31, Lip arranges to meet Rusty and they discuss how Lip might find ___________________.
(a) Leon Wells.
(b) Freddie Warren.
(c) Jackie Lyttle.
(d) Joey Mottola.

14. How many glasses are shown in a crime scene photo in court?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

15. Judge Lyttle has a history of attacking prosecutors and __________________ in court.
(a) first time offenders.
(b) policemen.
(c) juveniles.
(d) repeat offenders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rusty thinks that it could hurt his case if _________________, Larren Lyttle's best friend, turns out to be a hostile witness.

2. What does Nico ask Rusty when he sees him in the restroom?

3. Why does Rusty not want Barbara to testify in court?

4. Who was Rusty's mother?

5. Why did Sandy continually bring up the introduction of the B file into evidence during the trial?

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