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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Andy during the search of the park ten days after Ben's murder?
(a) At his office.
(b) In the parking lot at the entrance to the park.
(c) Participating in the search in the park.
(d) At his home.

2. What does Lynn tell Andy when he calls her from the park ten days after Ben's murder?
(a) She tells him that he is fired.
(b) She tells him to come in to the office to talk to her.
(c) She tells him that Laurie had called earlier in a panic.
(d) She tells him that he is off Ben's murder case.

3. Andy tells Duffy that who will make a fool of Duffy in court if Duffy does not run a clean and thorough investigation?
(a) Neal.
(b) Andy.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Lynn.

4. What does Dan tell Andy when they encounter one another ten days after Ben's murder?
(a) That he wants to interview a few of Ben's classmates himself.
(b) That he thinks Patz may have murdered Ben.
(c) That he wants a different DA for Ben's murder case.
(d) That he thinks Andy is doing a great job on Ben's murder case.

5. On what part of Ben's body are the stab wounds found?
(a) His head.
(b) His leg.
(c) His back.
(d) His chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location is Jacob ultimately found by the police?

2. Andy states that a grand jury proceeding is not a what?

3. Whose idea is it to hire a psychiatric expert to assess Jacob?

4. For what reason is Andy taken off the case of Ben's murder?

5. How old is Andy at the time of Ben's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the motif of dreams and visions present within Chapter 3?

2. What is Jacob's explanation for the most damning clue in the murder case?

3. Who is Neal Logiudice?

4. Who is Duffy and how does Andy feel about him?

5. How does the author use Jacob's relationship with the telephone to indicate Jacob's lack of comfort with intimacy?

6. Discuss the ways in which Laurie changes as a result of Jacob's indictment.

7. What is posted on Facebook about a knife of Jacob's and by whom is it posted?

8. How is the email address of the mysterious link-sender used to demonstrate the major theme within the text?

9. Discuss the meaning of the epigraph for Part One of the novel.

10. What action does Dan Rifkin take against Andy once Jacob comes under suspicion?

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