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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. As an expert witness, Dr. Kumagai will say __________________________.
(a) that Rusty is guilty.
(b) that Rusty is not guilty.
(c) what he thinks happened at the crime scene.
(d) that the crime scene was contaminated.

2. What does Jamie search for in Carolyn's apartment?
(a) Pills.
(b) Rope.
(c) Contraceptives.
(d) Liquor.

3. Leon Wells tells Rusty and Lip that ________________ set up the bribe which Leon paid to Larren Lyttle.
(a) Molto.
(b) Della Guardia.
(c) Carolyn.
(d) Horgan.

4. What does Rusty tell Nico when he runs into him on the street several months after the trial?
(a) He is moving to Los Angeles.
(b) He has cancer.
(c) He and Barbara have separated.
(d) He is running for public office.

5. Which of the following does Rusty NOT ponder while he is at home after the trial?
(a) The prints on the glass were probably his.
(b) The carpet fiber came from his home.
(c) It was his sperm taken from Carolyn's body.
(d) Why Carolyn really rejected him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the maid from Carolyn's neighborhood who cannot recall which Tuesday night she saw Rusty?

2. In Chapter 25, Rusty awakens in the night from a dream about ______________________.

3. Sandy's questioning in court ruins ________________ career.

4. What was Judge Lyttle's job before becoming a judge?

5. Most of the selected jurors are _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author raise the critical issue of Kumagai's testimony just as he had shown positive successes for the defense?

2. What impact does the missing glass have on Rusty's case at this point?

3. Why does Horgan consider his relationship with Rusty to be over?

4. Who does Rusty recognize as the person who anonymously calls his house once a week and what favor does Rusty ask of him?

5. What does Sandy say about Rusty in the judge's chambers about someone framing Rusty and why does he take that chance?

6. Why does Della Guardia want Molto to testify in the case? What does Dr. Robinson say regarding Rusty's ever confessing murder to him?

7. What kindness does Marty Polhemus show to Rusty which, had he not, would have had bad consequences for him?

8. What does Lionel Kenneally tell Rusty that connects Larren Lyttle to Carolyn and Tommy Molto?

9. On the first day of the trial, what does the defense say it has not had a chance to examine yet and who does the prosecution agree not to call during the trial?

10. Describe the encounter between Rusty and Della Guardia several weeks after the trial?

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