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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. Who is Larren Lyttle?
(a) A detective.
(b) A cop.
(c) A judge.
(d) A reporter.

2. Why does Robinson refuse to make a statement in Rusty's case?
(a) He doesn't remember Rusty.
(b) He claims doctor-patient privilege.
(c) He will be out of town.
(d) He has retired.

3. Rusty tells Robinson that his love for Carolyn was passionate but _____________________.
(a) hopelessly boring.
(b) hopelessly wrong.
(c) hopelessly flawed.
(d) hopelessly abject.

4. Lip shows Rusty some documents that show that Carolyn was __________________ probation officer.
(a) Jimmy Frank's.
(b) Tommy Molto's.
(c) Sam D'Amico's.
(d) Leon Wells'.

5. Who is the pathologist working on the case of Carolyn's murder?
(a) Dr. Kenyon.
(b) Dr. Kumagai.
(c) Dr. Wilde.
(d) Dr. Takahashi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the trial judge chosen for Rusty's case?

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

3. What does Horgan tell Rusty at the election party?

4. Dan Lipranzer suggests that Carolyn may have let ______________________ into her apartment.

5. Rusty's fingerprints are found on a _________________ in Carolyn's apartment.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two reasons that there is a delay in getting a computerized scan of the fingerprint evidence?

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

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

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

5. Who wins the District Attorney election and what does Horgan tell Rusty at his election day party?

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

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

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

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

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

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