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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jordan have Chris emphasize while he testifies?
(a) That Chris didn't pull the trigger.
(b) That Emily didn't intend to kill herself.
(c) That Chris wasn't present at the scene.
(d) That Chris didn't have the intention of killing himself or Emily.

2. What does the information Chris imparts help Jordan decide?
(a) He has to hear the whole story from Chris.
(b) He must allow Chris to take the stand.
(c) He can't defend Chris anymore.
(d) He can never allow Chris to take the stand.

3. Where does Chris get the gun?
(a) He steals it.
(b) He buys it.
(c) His dad's gun cabinet.
(d) He gets it from Emily's house.

4. What evidence does Jordan ask the judge to throw out?
(a) News of the pregnancy.
(b) Any evidence from the night of Emily's death.
(c) Marrone's interview with Chris.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Delaney emphasize in Chris' testimony?
(a) That Chris pulled the trigger.
(b) That Emily provided the gun.
(c) That Chris provided the gun.
(d) That Emily pulled the trigger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chris do for the first time in a long time after he gets a book from a cellmate?

2. What verdict does the jury return?

3. Which of Emily's friends is called to the stand?

4. What does Jordan stress in his summation at the end of the trial?

5. Whom does Michael unexpectedly visit December 1997?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of memories does Emily begin to have months before she dies?

2. Describe Steve and why he is in jail.

3. What kind of woman has Melanie become as she takes the stand at the trial?

4. Why does Selena look for a doctor to confirm Emily's pregnancy?

5. What do the Golds do after the trial?

6. Why does Michael decide to testify for the defense?

7. How does Emily respond to Chris when he begs her to stay alive out of love for him?

8. How does Gus react to James forgetting to mention Chris in an acceptance speech?

9. Why does Chris think that Emily withheld news of her pregnancy?

10. Why does Emily not go through with the abortion?

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