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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 does Sandy do when Rusty proclaims his innocence?
(a) He closes his eyes.
(b) He pats his hand.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He puts his fingers in his ears.

2. The pathologist says that the rope burn on Carolyn's neck is skinny which indicates that ______________________.
(a) she did not struggle.
(b) she died before the rope was tied around her neck.
(c) she struggled for quite awhile.
(d) she struggled for a bit and lost consciousness.

3. Who is Rusty's psychiatrist?
(a) Larsen.
(b) Meyers.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Robinson.

4. Who is Raymond Horgan?
(a) Rusty's neighbor.
(b) Rusty's brother-in-law.
(c) Rusty's squash buddy.
(d) Rusty's boss.

5. Who is Barbara?
(a) Rusty's cleaning lady.
(b) Rusty's wife.
(c) Rusty's mother.
(d) Rusty's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is able to connect with the McGaffen boy and get him to talk about his abuse?

2. In what county does the story take place?

3. What do the exit poll results indicate on election day?

4. What is Carolyn's last name?

5. What does Rusty tell his psychiatrist about Carolyn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the premise of "Presumed Innocent"?

5. What information does Lip find about Leon Wells regarding his probation officer and the prosecuting attorney?

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

7. What is the importance to the plot of Rusty's visits with his psychiatrist?

8. What does Sandy think about Nico Della Guardia's decision to not add a charge of obstruction of justice against Rusty?

9. Why was Rusty's infatuation with New Wave rock symbolic of his life at the time?

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

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