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

2. What does Rusty ask Sandy when he visits him late on the night of the end of the trial?

3. What does Horgan say he does NOT recall about Rusty's case while discussing it with Rusty and Sandy?

4. After the trial, Sandy will be _______________________.

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

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

3. What important piece of information about Horgan does Rusty withhold from Sandy?

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

5. How do the testimonies of Eugenia, Mrs. Krapotnik and Horgan practically guarantee an acquittal for Rusty?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

PRESUMED INNOCENT is a modern-day mystery story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Turow is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony. Briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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