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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. Someone has begun calling Rusty once a week, and although the caller does not identify himself, Rusty knows it is ________________.

2. Rusty did not want Sandy to ask in court how Rusty and Horgan met because Horgan's law partner had defended _________________ from tax evasion.

3. What does Sandy question Lip about when he takes the stand and is interrupted by the judge?

4. What is Horgan doing since he retired from his prosecuting attorney position?

5. Who is Mrs. Krapotnik?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sandy say about Rusty in the judge's chambers about someone framing Rusty and why does he take that chance?

4. How do Horgan and Judge Lyttle react to legal situations?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspicion takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Barbara. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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