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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. Horgan believes that Rusty killed Carolyn ___________________________.
2. Why does Sandy chastise Kemp during a recess?
3. Locally, Rusty has become _____________________.
4. What does Lionel Kenneally tell Rusty when he meets him at the tavern?
5. Who is Rusty's former secretary?
Short Essay Questions
1. What points of possible incrimination against himself does Rusty take mental note of?
2. Describe the encounter between Rusty and Della Guardia several weeks after the trial?
3. What impact does the missing glass have on Rusty's case at this point?
4. 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?
5. Why does the author raise the critical issue of Kumagai's testimony just as he had shown positive successes for the defense?
6. How have innocence and simplicity leave the life of Rusty and his family?
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. Why is the end of the trial so unsettling for the reader?
9. Why does Horgan consider his relationship with Rusty to be over?
10. What important piece of information about Horgan does Rusty withhold from Sandy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Turow use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?
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
Suspicion takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
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