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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. 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 do not 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 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.

2. Whose idea is it to hire a psychiatric expert to assess Jacob?
(a) Duffy.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Laurie.
(d) Andy.

3. Where does Jacob claim to have gotten the military knife?
(a) From Sarah.
(b) From an army-navy store.
(c) From Ben.
(d) From Wal-Mart.

4. Whom does Andy order to get a confession from Patz?
(a) Neal.
(b) Duffy.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Jacob.

5. At what time in their lives had Laurie and Andy met?
(a) In college.
(b) Just after college.
(c) In high school.
(d) In their thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds the military knife in Jacob's room?

2. How many associates does Jonathan have in his law practice?

3. For what object does Laurie ask during the meeting with Jacob's lawyer Jonathan?

4. What decision is made regarding whether Jacob will testify at trial or not?

5. In what month of 2007 does Ben's murder take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss one statement that Andy makes under oath and then names as a deception to the reader.

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

3. What happens when Andy and Laurie confront Jacob about the knife Andy found in Jacob's room?

4. Who is Neal Logiudice?

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

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

7. Explain the significance of the chapter title "Mindfuck" (34).

8. What is the clue that points most markedly to Jacob's involvement in Ben's murder?

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

10. What job does Andy hold at the time of Ben's murder, and how is he involved in the homicide response?

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