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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 animal that captured the attention of a Japanese film crew shooting a documentary about the massacre six months after the shootings?

2. Why did doctors decide not to operate on Patrick's foot?

3. What Biblical character did Dylan compare himself to?

4. What was Eric's reaction when the Marines determined he was ineligible for duty?

5. Where did Dylan and Eric get the camcorder used to film the Basement Tapes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the things on Dylan's "bad list" as outlined in Chapter 33?

2. Describe the story Dylan had written for a creative writing assignment, where he got his information, and the reaction of his teacher.

3. What did the author say were the two main traits of a psychopath?

4. Why did the Jefco Sheriff say it took so long for police to get into the building and bring the victims out?

5. What did Fuselier say about the dyad?

6. What did Fuselier realize was the biggest danger for the community when the idea of a third conspirator was eventually disproved?

7. What did some students believe to be a major problem with the way Mr. DeAngelo ran the school?

8. What were the main points of the "how-to guides" issued by the government in the years following Columbine?

9. Describe the "missions" Eric, Dylan, and Zack perpetrated and how their targets were chosen.

10. What did the classmate who accompanied Eric to his first Homecoming at Columbine High School recall about him and why didn't she go out with him again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Dylan and Eric. How were the two similar? How were they different? Include information about their backgrounds, likes, dislikes and the reason they played well as a dyad.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What was the media's role in the situation? How did the fact that most kids had cell phones affect the situation? What were the challenges the media faced with regard to interviewing kids who had been in the school at the time? What, according to the author, was the biggest mistake the media made? The students blocked the majority of media coverage from the opening of the renovated school building. Why? Were they within their rights?

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