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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. Where do Rusty and Sandy have lunch at the beginning of Chapter 29?
(a) Sandy's Club.
(b) The Oak Room.
(c) Manny's.
(d) The Pine Club.

2. How many glasses are shown in a crime scene photo in court?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

3. How much time did Rusty's father spend in jail for his tax evasion crime?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 90 days.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 30 days.

4. Who was Rusty's mother?
(a) Janet.
(b) Maria.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Rose.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 35, what time is it when Barbara thinks Rust is getting up when actually he is just coming to bed?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 5:00 a.m.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 4:15 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What response does Dr. Robinson give to the answer in #148?

3. Who does Rusty learn is to be the star witness in the case against him?

4. What nationality was Rusty's father?

5. What does Rusty tell Nico when he runs into him on the street several months after the trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rusty deduce about why Sandy was considering entering the B file into the trial?

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

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

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

5. What incriminating information does Leon Wells give to Rusty and Lip about Carolyn and Larren Lyttle?

6. Late on the evening of the end of the trial, Rusty visits Sandy in his office. What does Rusty reveal to Sandy which could explain why Judge Lyttle abruptly ended the trial?

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

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

9. How do Horgan and Judge Lyttle react to legal situations?

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

(see the answer keys)

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