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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. Why did an officer assume there was a terrorist attack in progress at the school?

2. Who was Troy Laman?

3. What was the state of the lunchroom by the time SWAT teams enter?

4. Where did Brad Bernall sit watching the scene at Columbine the night after the shooting?

5. Why did Dave Sanders have seventy one-dollar bills on the night before he was shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had been Dylan and Eric's previous encounter with the law that made their names appear in the juvenile justice database?

2. Describe the moment when Dylan could have fired on about a hundred kids running up the stairwell but didn't.

3. What was Wayne Harris' attitude about punishment?

4. What happened within the two minutes Eric realized the bombs inside the school didn't go off?

5. Describe Dave Sanders' time at the Columbine Lounge, how he was different from most of the men there, and what was important to him.

6. How did District Attorney Dave Thomas know who the victims were and what information did he give the parents of those victims that afternoon?

7. What were some of the reasons there were rumors of more than two shooters from the eyewitnesses leaving the school in the moments after the shooting began?

8. Who was Dwayne Fuselier and what prompted him to go to Columbine on the day of the shooting?

9. How did Danny Rohrbough die?

10. Describe Dylan's heritage, his and how this might have affected his reaction to Eric's attitudes about Jews and Hitler.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the healing process for at least four members of the community. What were the challenges, the time frames, and the methods? Which do you believe exhibited the most effective methods of healing?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Dave Fuselier? How did he become involved in the situation? What was his role in the investigation? What were his findings?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Anne Marie Hochhalter? What were her injuries? What was her life like after the shooting? What did she say was her biggest problem with forgiveness?

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