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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 did Craig Scott have that he feared would make him one of Dylan and Eric's victims?

2. Of the lawsuits filed, which had the most plausible basis for a judgment against law enforcement officials?

3. What was written on Dylan's t-shirt when police found him dead in the library?

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

5. What had investigators John Hicks and Mike Guerra discovered at Eric's house when they were investigating a complaint from the Browns?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the discussion behind the families' decision whether to sue the county?

4. What was the situation SWAT faced once they were inside the building?

5. What was the problem Misty Bernall and her publisher faced with regard to Misty's book about Cassie's death and what were her decision?

6. What was Mr. DeAngelo's life like in the years after the shooting?

7. What was the situation with gun clips that almost clued Eric's father in to the fact of Eric's gun possession?

8. What did Misty Bernall answer when Oprah asked if she wished Cassie had denied her Christianity in the hope that she might not be killed?

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

10. Describe the incident involving the crosses.

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

Describe the wait by the parents of the dead students in the hours after the shooting. How did some of them learn the fate of their children? What do you believe prompted the district attorney and other officials to keep the identities secret that first day? Were they correct?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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