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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Andy characterizes himself as a person who has been exposed to what?
(a) Ugliness.
(b) Life's hard knocks.
(c) Violence.
(d) The real world.

2. One morning while on a run, Andy alters his route of late and goes to whose apartment?
(a) Neal's.
(b) Patz's.
(c) Matthew's.
(d) Duffy's.

3. The Middlesex County Courthouse where Andy works is filled with what material?
(a) Pink insulation.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Asbestos.
(d) Birds' nests.

4. To what location had Ben been walking when he was murdered?
(a) His girlfriend's house.
(b) The public library.
(c) School.
(d) The synagogue.

5. What career is Laurie's father involved in?
(a) Psychiatry.
(b) Podiatry.
(c) Banking.
(d) Construction.

6. Andy states that all lawyers feel the same way about the court system. How does he say lawyers feel about the court system?
(a) Lawyers think the court system is particularly good at finding the truth.
(b) Lawyers do not think the court system is good at sorting out evil people from good people.
(c) Lawyers do not think the court system is particularly good at finding the truth.
(d) Lawyers believe that the court system in America is the best one in the world.

7. Where does Patz say he had been the morning of Ben's murder?
(a) At home.
(b) At his mother's house.
(c) In Cold Spring Park.
(d) At the library.

8. Who finds the military knife in Jacob's room?
(a) Officer Duffy.
(b) Andy.
(c) Laurie.
(d) Neal.

9. Andy says that though he does not yet know the identity of Ben's murderer, he feels a certain way about him already. How does Andy feel about Ben's murderer?
(a) He feels angry at him.
(b) He dislikes him.
(c) He emulates him.
(d) He is impressed by him.

10. Where is Ben's body discovered?
(a) Behind the library.
(b) In the park.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) At school.

11. In what substance is a single fingerprint stamped upon the inside of Ben's sweatshirt?
(a) Mustard.
(b) Ink.
(c) Ben's blood.
(d) Blood from an unidentified source.

12. Laurie's college notebook had symbolized what fact to Andy at the time?
(a) That Laurie was a genius.
(b) That Laurie was unknowable.
(c) That Andy was smarter than Laurie.
(d) That Laurie was smarter than Andy.

13. What change does Andy say occurs between he and Laurie after his confession to her about his family history?
(a) They do not talk as often or as easily.
(b) Laurie no longer makes eye contact with Andy.
(c) Andy no longer makes eye contact with Laurie.
(d) They do not touch one another at all.

14. Who accompanies Jacob to school the day it reopens after Ben's murder?
(a) Andy and Laurie.
(b) Andy, Laurie, and Neal.
(c) Just Andy.
(d) Just Laurie.

15. How old is Ben at the time of his murder?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is Jacob repeating in his sleep when Andy comes to check on him?

2. For what reason does Jonathan Klein show up to the police department?

3. Whom does Andy order to get a confession from Patz?

4. What does Andy name as the trick to being a successful prosecutor?

5. What object does Andy go to retrieve from an upstairs bedroom in Ben's family's house?

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