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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. Which of the following was NOT among the activities available for students who attended the after-prom party in the Columbine gym?

2. Why did Cassie Bernall transfer to Columbine?

3. Why did deputies believe it was necessary to get the large group of students gathered near police cars farther away?

4. What was the name of the business Tom Kelbold owned?

5. What did police see as the two most effective means of piecing together what happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Wayne Harris' attitude about punishment?

2. Describe the conversation Nate Dykeman had with Dylan's father, Tom Klebold.

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

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

5. What were the plans Dylan and Eric outwardly declared for after graduation and what were their true plans?

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

7. Briefly describe the three acts of Dylan and Eric's plans for Judgment Day.

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

9. Describe the police arriving on the scene and what was the immediate problem with organization?

10. What were some of the things people believed caused Dylan and Eric to shoot their classmates and where did Dylan and Eric fall on that list of causes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Patrick Ireland? What were his injuries? How did he get out of the school? What were the challenges he faced during recovery? What was his mental attitude to the shooting and his recovery? What was his fate?

Essay Topic 2

What was the popular myth circulated about Cassie Bernall's death? What was the truth? Why did the churches continue to tell the myth as fact? What were the reactions of her parents both to the myth and to the truth?

Essay Topic 3

Why were the actions of Dylan and Eric so difficult for the public to understand? What was the impact of their deaths on the investigation and the recovery? Why did the Klebold's attorney warn them that the public was going to hate them? Was he correct?

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