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

2. How many glasses are shown in a crime scene photo in court?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(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. Horgan states that Rusty never said that ________________________.
(a) Carolyn was slacking off in her job.
(b) he was involved with Carolyn too.
(c) he needed some time off for a personal matter.
(d) his case load was too high.

5. Rusty notes that the atmosphere in the courtroom on the first day of the trial is ___________________.
(a) sad.
(b) resigned.
(c) electric.
(d) chaotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In court, Sandy mentions that he had once fired _________________, which causes an uproar.

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

3. Chapter 32 opens with a battle in court over the prosecution's continued failure to _____________________.

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

5. Judge Lyttle has a history of attacking prosecutors and __________________ in court.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of Rusty's dream about his mother in Chapter 25?

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

9. 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?

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

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