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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rusty and Carolyn do after the guilty verdict comes in?

2. Who mistreated the McGaffen boy at home?

3. The pathologist says that the rope burn on Carolyn's neck is skinny which indicates that ______________________.

4. Where does Rusty claim he was on the night of Carolyn's murder?

5. Where does Horgan throw an election party for his constituents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What crime scene evidence is revealed in Chapter 2?

2. What is the nature of the phone calls to Rusty's home that are listed in Carolyn's phone records?

3. What is the premise of "Presumed Innocent"?

4. What information does Lip find about Leon Wells regarding his probation officer and the prosecuting attorney?

5. What technique does the author use in character development which is similar to a lawyer making a case?

6. Why did Carolyn most likely want Rusty to run for District Attorney instead of Horgan?

7. What is the importance to the plot of Rusty's visits with his psychiatrist?

8. What is the double meaning of Rusty's telling Robinson that he was lost in his affair with Carolyn?

9. Describe Rusty's first encounter with Marty Polhemus at the university.

10. What does Rusty reveal about his courtroom technique in "Opening Statement"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Larren Lyttle. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Larren Lyttle's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does Turow use the literary technique of local color in PRESUMED INNOCENT? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in Kindle County establishments, in the characters, and in the events.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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