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

2. What does Rusty do when Horgan asks him who really killed Carolyn?

3. Which of the following does Rusty NOT say that he understands regarding Barbara's murdering Carolyn?

4. When Rusty has lunch with Horgan, Horgan promises _________________________.

5. At the end of Chapter 31, Lip arranges to meet Rusty and they discuss how Lip might find ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Rusty recall about washing the murder weapon and how does Barbara behave to let the reader know that she is the murderer?

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

5. What does Rusty do in the weeks following the trial?

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Turow's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

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