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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. How many other fingerprints, other than those on the glass, in Carolyn's apartment have been tested to see if they came from the same person?

2. What fact has the prosecution not been able to establish in court?

3. What does Rusty dream about in Chapter 35?

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

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

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

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

4. What kindness does Marty Polhemus show to Rusty which, had he not, would have had bad consequences for him?

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

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

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

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

9. Who does Rusty recognize as the person who anonymously calls his house once a week and what favor does Rusty ask of him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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