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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Locally, Rusty has become _____________________.
(a) a legend.
(b) a murderer.
(c) a recluse.
(d) a celebrity.

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

3. As an expert witness, Dr. Kumagai will say __________________________.
(a) what he thinks happened at the crime scene.
(b) that Rusty is not guilty.
(c) that Rusty is guilty.
(d) that the crime scene was contaminated.

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

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

6. What does Horgan say he does NOT recall about Rusty's case while discussing it with Rusty and Sandy?
(a) That Rusty worked 70 hours a week on Carolyn's murder case.
(b) That he assigned Rusty to Carolyn's murder case.
(c) That Rusty asked to be relieved of working on Carolyn's murder case.
(d) That Rusty volunteered to work on Carolyn's murder case.

7. Why does Nat say that he is not afraid of his father's trial?
(a) His mother told him it was a bunch of junk.
(b) His father is innocent.
(c) His father can win at anything.
(d) He hasn't been paying much attention to it.

8. Why does Sandy chastise Kemp during a recess?
(a) He says he thinks Rusty will beat the charge.
(b) He forgot the jurors' interview questions.
(c) He spilled coffee on crime scene photos.
(d) He laughed out loud during court proceedings.

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

10. What does Rusty do when Horgan asks him who really killed Carolyn?
(a) He raises his eyebrows in question.
(b) He salutes him.
(c) He gives a half-bow.
(d) He simply smiles.

11. Chapter 32 opens with a battle in court over the prosecution's continued failure to _____________________.
(a) produce a murder weapon.
(b) find the glass.
(c) secure phone records.
(d) produce credible witnesses.

12. Who is the maid from Carolyn's neighborhood who cannot recall which Tuesday night she saw Rusty?
(a) Margaret Beaulieu.
(b) Maggie Bowman.
(c) Madge Benson.
(d) Maybell Beatrice.

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

14. What is the name of the tavern where Rusty meets Lionel Kenneally in Chapter 30?
(a) Six Brothers.
(b) Four Aces.
(c) Black Swan.
(d) O'Leary's.

15. Who is Rusty's former secretary?
(a) Maria Gomez.
(b) Eugenia Martinez.
(c) Janice Martin.
(d) Cecelia D'Amico.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Horgan blame for the damage done to his career?

3. What was Judge Lyttle's job before becoming a judge?

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

5. Leon Wells tells Rusty and Lip that ________________ set up the bribe which Leon paid to Larren Lyttle.

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