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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take for the first SWAT team to enter the school building?
(a) Almost three hours.
(b) Just more than ten minutes.
(c) Just less than twenty minutes.
(d) Forty-seven minutes.

2. What was Mr. DeAngelo doing when he learned there were shots being fired?
(a) Talking to an angry parent.
(b) Working on a report for the board of education.
(c) About to offer a teacher a job.
(d) Disciplining a student.

3. Why was Dylan making D's in school and showing no interest?
(a) He was working so many hours he didn't have time to study.
(b) He expected to be dead soon.
(c) He coudn't grasp the science classes.
(d) He couldn't seem to concentrate.

4. What was Cassie reading in the moments before her death?
(a) The Bible
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Prep for the ACT.
(d) Computers for Dummies.

5. Why did doctors decide not to operate on Patrick's foot?
(a) There was nothing they could do to save it.
(b) They believed he wouldn't survive another surgery.
(c) They believed he would never walk anyway.
(d) His parents refused consent.

6. How did the trench coats become popular at Columbine?
(a) Several of the jocks began wearing them.
(b) A rock band wore them during a local concert.
(c) Dylan's parents bought him one and the girls liked it.
(d) A boy wore one for a Halloween costume.

7. Which of the following was not one of the things that impressed Jefco Magistrate John DeVita when he heard evidence against Dylan and Eric for breaking into the van?
(a) That they were well dressed.
(b) That they had straight A's on their report cards.
(c) That they were polite.
(d) That their fathers were with them.

8. What was the long-term impact pastors reported after the shootings?
(a) There was none.
(b) Attendance decreated dramatically.
(c) Attendance decreased slightly.
(d) Attendance increased dramatically.

9. How did Kevin suggest Dave be taken out of the room?
(a) Carried, with a table as a stretcher.
(b) He believes Dave can walk.
(c) Pulled on a rug.
(d) Carried on a window curtain.

10. What did the author say was the number one way an adult could stop a school bombing?
(a) Metal detectors.
(b) Advance confessions.
(c) Search all students entering or leaving the building.
(d) Watch for students with bulky bags.

11. How did Anne Marie's mother die?
(a) A car accident.
(b) Heart failure.
(c) Shot herself.
(d) Cancer.

12. What was Eric's reaction when the Marines determined he was ineligible for duty?
(a) He'd been furious.
(b) He'd been ecstatic.
(c) He'd never known.
(d) He'd been relieved.

13. What did Dylan write about in his diary almost exclusively up to the final week before the shootings?
(a) His desire to kill.
(b) Love.
(c) How much he hates everyone.
(d) Bombs.

14. Who brought in $300,000 for the Clement Park memorial?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Johnny Depp.
(c) Sheryl Crow.
(d) Barack Obama.

15. What caused Patrick to start crying for the first time after the shooting?
(a) The information that his friend, Corey DePooter had died.
(b) The sight of his mother crying.
(c) The information that he would never walk again.
(d) The realization that he had almost died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the basis for the Klebold's lawsuit against the sheriff's department?

2. What was Mr. DeAngelo's mission the year after the shooting?

3. What was the item Brooks and his friend had "taken hostage" after Eric dented the trunk of one car and broke the windshield of another?

4. What did Eric say in an effort to appear "confessional" when he was confronted about his alcohol use.

5. Who was Brenda?

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