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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 was the area the students referred to as "the commons"?

2. What did the attorney tell the Klebolds they should expect?

3. Why did the pastor of the St. Phillip Lutheran Church decide to contact the Klebolds?

4. What did Dylan's hair look like?

5. What is the test Eric missed on the morning of the shooting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the options available to the students who rushed from the school as soon as the shooting began and where did most go?

2. Describe Mr. DeAngelo's reaction when the students began applauding as he took the podium at the Light of the World Catholic Church.

3. Where is Nate Dykeman when he learned of the shooting and what was his reaction?

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

5. How did Danny Rohrbough die?

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. Briefly describe Susan's evening with Eric on prom night.

8. What was the rumor perpetuated about Danny Rohrbough's death and what was his father's reaction to that rumor?

9. What did police realize the danger was when dozens of students rushed to them for protection and how did they address that?

10. What did detectives find in the bedrooms of Dylan and Eric and what was different about the findings in the two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Mr. DeAngelo? What was the purpose of the assembly he called at the high school the Friday before prom? What was his response to the shooting? What was his life like after the shooting?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Dave Sanders? What was he like as a person? What was his fate? Why was his lawsuit seen by a judge as the one that indicated the response of officials had been wrong?

Essay Topic 3

What was the plan Dylan and Eric came up with to destroy the school? What caused them to create this plan? How did it go wrong? Describe the events of the year leading up to the shooting. What were the catalysts that caused Dylan and Eric to solidify their plans?

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