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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 25, Rusty awakens in the night from a dream about ______________________.
(a) his wife.
(b) his son.
(c) his mother.
(d) his lover.

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

3. Who is Mrs. Krapotnik?
(a) The court reporter.
(b) Carolyn's landlady.
(c) Rusty's cleaning lady.
(d) Barbara's mother.

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

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

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

7. Someone has begun calling Rusty once a week, and although the caller does not identify himself, Rusty knows it is ________________.
(a) Lipranzer.
(b) Kenneally.
(c) Horgan.
(d) Molto.

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

9. Chapter 27 opens with the revelation that the prosecution cannot find _____________________.
(a) the glass.
(b) Marty's address.
(c) a murder weapon.
(d) the crime scene photos.

10. 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 murdered Carolyn.
(b) If Rusty was agitated the day after Carolyn's murder.
(c) If Rusty ever told him that he had an affair with Carolyn.
(d) If Rusty ever told him his true feelings for Barbara.

11. Which of the following does Rusty NOT ponder while he is at home after the trial?
(a) Why Carolyn really rejected him.
(b) It was his sperm taken from Carolyn's body.
(c) The prints on the glass were probably his.
(d) The carpet fiber came from his home.

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

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

14. What nationality was Rusty's father?
(a) Yugoslavian.
(b) German.
(c) Irish.
(d) British.

15. How much time did Rusty's father spend in jail for his tax evasion crime?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 90 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rusty notes that the atmosphere in the courtroom on the first day of the trial is ___________________.

2. Why will Horgan testify against Rusty?

3. Why do Rusty and Nat not stay for barbecue after a t-ball game when Summer comes?

4. Who is Rusty's former secretary?

5. Sandy decides to use a technique called ___________________ in which prosecutorial evidence can be admitted into evidence.

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