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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. How did Carolyn end her affair with Rusty?
(a) Lingeringly.
(b) Uncertainly.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Quickly.

2. Sandy tells Rusty that Nico did not want to add a charge of ____________________ in Rusty's case.
(a) obstructing justice.
(b) rape.
(c) theft.
(d) fraud.

3. Barbara has gone back to school to get her PhD in what subject?
(a) Biology.
(b) Geology.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) French.

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

5. Nat is what type of child?
(a) A dreamer.
(b) An athlete.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A hellian.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The police department is located in _______________ Hall.

4. Rusty's love for Carolyn was seldom ___________________.

5. What does Rusty tell his psychiatrist about Carolyn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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