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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rusty thinks about his father who was a _______________ from Belgrade.
(a) baker.
(b) minister.
(c) painter.
(d) policeman.

2. What is found at the McGaffen house that confirms the doctor's suspicions of abuse on the child?
(a) A lighter in the boy's room.
(b) Handcuffs with skin on them.
(c) A vise grip with bits of skin on it.
(d) A knive with skin on it.

3. What is Rusty's profession?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Attorney.
(c) Detective.
(d) Architect.

4. What was not found at Carolyn's murder scene?
(a) Her diaphragm.
(b) A lighter.
(c) A rope.
(d) Cigarettes.

5. What does Sandy think that Nico will have a hard time explaining in Rusty's case?
(a) Carolyn left a suicide note.
(b) The DNA under Carolyn's fingernails does not match Rusty's.
(c) All the windows in Carolyn's apartment were open.
(d) An unidentified fingerprint found on the glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT among the evidence used to try Rusty for Carolyn's murder?

2. What do Rusty and Carolyn do after the guilty verdict comes in?

3. The doctor suspects foul play in the situation of Darryl's son and tells ____________________.

4. The police department is located in _______________ Hall.

5. Lionel Kenneally tells Rusty that Carolyn worked as a ______________ before becoming a lawyer.

Short Essay Questions

1. What would lead Dr. Kumagai to believe that Carolyn's rapist was sterile?

2. What is Barbara's reaction when she learns that Rusty will be working on Carolyn's murder case?

3. How has the author's development of the characters up to this point affect the reader's perception as the murder trial begins?

4. How are the typical roles in a sexual relationship reversed with Rusty and Carolyn and what does that say about their personalities?

5. What does Rusty tell Robinson about his behavior after Carolyn ended their affair?

6. What is the nature of the phone calls to Rusty's home that are listed in Carolyn's phone records?

7. Describe Rusty's first encounter with Marty Polhemus at the university.

8. What quality does Rusty attach to beautiful people like his own father?

9. What does Rusty reveal about his courtroom technique in "Opening Statement"?

10. What are the circumstances in which Tommy Molto accuses Rusty of killing Carolyn?

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