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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When proceedings begin, Kemp tells the judge that the defense has not been allowed to examine _________________.
(a) the glass.
(b) Carolyn's apartment.
(c) crime scene photos.
(d) the autopsy report.

2. 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) Rusty's father.
(d) Barbara's brother.

3. Who shows up at Carolyn's apartment while Rusty and Lip are inspecting it?
(a) Horgan.
(b) Molto.
(c) Marty.
(d) Leon.

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

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

6. Marty does not tell the prosecutor that Rusty had an affair with his mother because _________________________.
(a) he doesn't think his mother had any affairs.
(b) he doesn't think Rusty is the murderer.
(c) Rusty paid him for his silence.
(d) he is not sure about what to say yet.

7. 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 that she was prettier than Barbara.
(d) He understands her confusion.

8. The prosecution states that it will not call ____________ as a witness.
(a) Lip.
(b) Marty.
(c) Molto.
(d) Leon.

9. Why will Horgan testify against Rusty?
(a) To keep his own name in the news.
(b) To make sure Rusty never gets elected to office.
(c) To get revenge for Rusty ruining his career.
(d) To get revenge for Rusty seducing his wife.

10. What does Sandy question Lip about when he takes the stand and is interrupted by the judge?
(a) Carolyn's lovers.
(b) Rusty's work record.
(c) The B file.
(d) The glass.

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

12. What is Horgan doing since he retired from his prosecuting attorney position?
(a) Teaching law.
(b) He no longer works.
(c) A partner in a law firm.
(d) Volunteering at a law clinic.

13. Most of the selected jurors are _______________________.
(a) older and married.
(b) young and single.
(c) young and married.
(d) middle-age and single.

14. Why was there no reason for Carolyn to have used contraceptive jelly found in her body?
(a) She had a hysterectomy.
(b) She used a diaphragm.
(c) She used an IUD.
(d) She had her tubes tied.

15. What does Rusty tell Nico when he runs into him on the street several months after the trial?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He is running for public office.
(c) He is moving to Los Angeles.
(d) He and Barbara have separated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rusty find on a large iron tool in the basement of his house?

2. How many other fingerprints, other than those on the glass, in Carolyn's apartment have been tested to see if they came from the same person?

3. What does Jamie search for in Carolyn's apartment?

4. What is the name of the tavern where Rusty meets Lionel Kenneally in Chapter 30?

5. What does Rusty dream about in Chapter 35?

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