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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. Judge Lyttle has a history of attacking prosecutors and __________________ in court.
(a) repeat offenders.
(b) first time offenders.
(c) juveniles.
(d) policemen.

2. Sandy's questioning in court ruins ________________ career.
(a) Lyttle's.
(b) Nico's.
(c) Molto's.
(d) Kumagai's.

3. What fact has the prosecution not been able to establish in court?
(a) That Molto had an affair with Carolyn.
(b) That Horgan had an affair with Carolyn.
(c) That Lip had an affair with Carolyn.
(d) That Rusty had an affair with Carolyn.

4. Why does Nat say that he is not afraid of his father's trial?
(a) His mother told him it was a bunch of junk.
(b) His father can win at anything.
(c) He hasn't been paying much attention to it.
(d) His father is innocent.

5. What does Rusty find on a large iron tool in the basement of his house?
(a) Blood and skin.
(b) Blood and hair.
(c) Bloody fingerprints.
(d) Dried semen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nico ask Rusty when he sees him in the restroom?

2. Which of the following is NOT something that Rusty worries about at the moment?

3. How many potential jurors enter the courtroom for the selection process?

4. Who shows up at Carolyn's apartment while Rusty and Lip are inspecting it?

5. The prosecution states that it will not call ____________ as a witness.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the elements that foreshadow an easier road than anticipated to Rusty's acquittal?

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

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

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

6. What instruction does Judge Lyttle give to the jury regarding the missing glass and what does the fingerprint expert admit about other prints at the crime scene?

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

8. 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?

9. What points of possible incrimination against himself does Rusty take mental note of?

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

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