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

2. What do the exit poll results indicate on election day?
(a) Larren Lyttle has won.
(b) Rusty has won.
(c) Horgan has won.
(d) Della Guardia has won.

3. Rusty thinks that he cannot calm Barbara's inner tumult because too much of his energies must be directed toward the "monumental task" of __________________________.
(a) keeping his job.
(b) staying physically healthy.
(c) taking care of Nat.
(d) being himself.

4. What did Rusty and Carolyn do while waiting for the verdict in the McGaffen trial?
(a) They went to dinner.
(b) They went to a movie.
(c) They returned to the office.
(d) They went out for drinks.

5. What is Carolyn's last name?
(a) Polei.
(b) Pohlson.
(c) Polhemus.
(d) Pollard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Barbara has gone back to school to get her PhD in what subject?

2. Rusty tells Robinson that his love for Carolyn was passionate but _____________________.

3. Which of the following is NOT someone Nico has subpoenaed to testify in Carolyn's murder trial?

4. What does the acronym, "LNU" stand for?

5. What is Rusty's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the B file introduced into the novel?

3. Explain Rusty's relationship with his boss, Raymond Horgan, especially as it relates to running for the District Attorney job.

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

5. Why does Rusty tell Marty about his own father's neglect of him?

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

7. What technique does the author use in character development which is similar to a lawyer making a case?

8. What crime scene evidence is revealed in Chapter 2?

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

10. Why did Carolyn most likely want Rusty to run for District Attorney instead of Horgan?

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