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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. When Rusty has lunch with Horgan, Horgan promises _________________________.
(a) to help Rusty run for election next year.
(b) to give Rusty a good reference.
(c) to find Carolyn's real murderer.
(d) to help Rusty re-build his career.

2. Who shows up at Carolyn's apartment while Rusty and Lip are inspecting it?
(a) Molto.
(b) Horgan.
(c) Leon.
(d) Marty.

3. What favor does Rusty ask of the caller in #98?
(a) If he would get Sandy's acquittal record.
(b) If he would help him find Leon Wells.
(c) If he would tap Horgan's phone.
(d) If he would keep an eye on Barbara for him.

4. Someone has begun calling Rusty once a week, and although the caller does not identify himself, Rusty knows it is ________________.
(a) Molto.
(b) Kenneally.
(c) Lipranzer.
(d) Horgan.

5. What does Nico tell Rusty when he runs into him on the street several months after the trial?
(a) He knows that Rusty is guilty.
(b) He knew that Lyttle accepted bribes.
(c) He was in love with Carolyn too.
(d) He never tried to frame Rusty.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why did Sandy continually bring up the introduction of the B file into evidence during the trial?

3. What nationality was Rusty's father?

4. Which of the following does Rusty NOT ponder while he is at home after the trial?

5. Which one of the following is NOT descriptive of Judge Lyttle who accepted bribes for a period of time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important piece of information about Horgan does Rusty withhold from Sandy?

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

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

5. 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?

6. How do the testimonies of Eugenia, Mrs. Krapotnik and Horgan practically guarantee an acquittal for Rusty?

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

8. How have innocence and simplicity leave the life of Rusty and his family?

9. Why is the end of the trial so unsettling for the reader?

10. How does Sandy ruin Dr. Kumagai's career due to his testimony regarding the contraceptive jelly found with the sperm sample?

(see the answer keys)

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