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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. Claus von Bulow was originally found guilty of what?
(a) Two counts of attempted murder.
(b) Two counts of murder.
(c) One count of murder.
(d) One count of attempted murder.

2. Why did the urine in Belushi's bladder help police?
(a) The amount showed he had slipped into a coma.
(b) There was not enough to indicate he had slipped into a coma.
(c) There was none, indicating he had urinated himself.
(d) There was none, indicating he had gotten up to urinate.

3. How did the ME know Masgay had been frozen?
(a) His eyeballs had burst.
(b) His nose was still frozen.
(c) He found ice crystals in the tissue.
(d) There was frostbite on the toes.

4. How does Baden know Gail Morris died on Saturday, and not on Friday or Sunday?
(a) The maggot eggs in her eyes would have hatched if she died on Friday.
(b) The maggot eggs in her eyes would have hatched if she died on Sunday.
(c) The maggot eggs in her eyes would not have hatched if she died on Friday.
(d) He doesn't know when Gail Morris died.

5. How does cocaine kill people?
(a) Through nasal passage explosion.
(b) Through suffocation.
(c) Through stroke.
(d) Through heart arrhythmia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Sunny von Bulow hospitalized the second time?

2. What was the original cause of death listed on Daphne Mellon's death certificate?

3. What did Travis do when Dr. Brown caught him inside the house?

4. What is succinylcholine typically used for?

5. What mistake does Baden blame prison authorities for making?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what actually happened to Daphne Mellon.

2. Explain the disparity between Dr. Lee's issued cause of death and Baden's issued cause of death for Dr. Brown.

3. How did Baden know the killer in the Buffalo slayings was trained, either as a hunter or medically?

4. Describe the symptoms of a heroin overdose, and how it kills.

5. Describe how Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Hess were killed by the other inmates.

6. Explain why the prisoners at Attica were rioting, including those things mentioned that were problems for the corrections board.

7. Explain what Baden and his team found when they became part of the medical review board that monitors prison deaths, and how those issues were addressed.

8. Explain Ondine's syndrome.

9. Explain the circumstances surrounding the finding of Daphne Mellon's vehicle, personal items, and body, and why those findings led to questions.

10. Explain the three themes of Baden's affidavit in the case of Claus von Bulow.

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