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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Rusty NOT say that he understands regarding Barbara's murdering Carolyn?
(a) He understands her rage.
(b) He understands the guilt.
(c) He understands her confusion.
(d) He understands that she was prettier than Barbara.

2. What question does Molto ask of Rusty's psychiatrist, Miles Robinson, when he is on the stand?
(a) If Rusty ever told him that he had an affair with Carolyn.
(b) If Rusty ever told him his true feelings for Barbara.
(c) If Rusty ever told him that he had murdered Carolyn.
(d) If Rusty was agitated the day after Carolyn's murder.

3. Barbara tells Rusty that she has taken a teaching job in ___________________.
(a) Detroit.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Chicago.

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

5. Sandy tells Rusty that Horgan got Carolyn the job as Deputy Prosecutor on the condition that ____________________.
(a) she would have an affair with Lyttle.
(b) Lyttle stop taking bribes.
(c) she seduce Rusty and get him fired.
(d) she sleep with Horgan.

6. In court, Sandy mentions that he had once fired _________________, which causes an uproar.
(a) Rusty.
(b) Tommy Molto.
(c) Carolyn Polhemus.
(d) Della Guardia.

7. What fact has the prosecution not been able to establish in court?
(a) That Molto had an affair with Carolyn.
(b) That Horgan had an affair with Carolyn.
(c) That Rusty had an affair with Carolyn.
(d) That Lip had an affair with Carolyn.

8. Rusty did not want Sandy to ask in court how Rusty and Horgan met because Horgan's law partner had defended _________________ from tax evasion.
(a) Rusty's uncle.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Barbara's brother.
(d) Rusty's father.

9. Why does Rusty not want Barbara to testify in court?
(a) He thinks she will turn on him.
(b) He doesn't want to put her through it.
(c) He doesn't want her reputation ruined.
(d) He thinks she will get flustered.

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

11. Why does Lip call Rusty at the end of Chapter 32?
(a) To say he has found Leon Wells.
(b) To offer to pick up Nat at camp.
(c) To ask if he wants to grab a beer.
(d) To tell him that Carolyn's phone records have been lost.

12. Sandy decides to use a technique called ___________________ in which prosecutorial evidence can be admitted into evidence.
(a) mandates.
(b) motions.
(c) accessories.
(d) stipulations.

13. Who is Maurice Dickerman?
(a) A toxicologist.
(b) A lie detector expert.
(c) A fingerprint expert.
(d) A medical examiner.

14. Which one of the following is NOT descriptive of Judge Lyttle who accepted bribes for a period of time?
(a) He was upset by a recent divorce.
(b) He was in love with his power.
(c) He was just not himself for awhile.
(d) He was drinking excessively.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rusty ask Sandy when he visits him late on the night of the end of the trial?

2. How many potential jurors enter the courtroom for the selection process?

3. How much time did Rusty's father spend in jail for his tax evasion crime?

4. Under the adversity of Rusty's trial, his relationship with Barbara _________________________.

5. What does Rusty dream about in Chapter 35?

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