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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. About how long does it take the first witness at Jacob's trial to testify?

2. What kind of animal does Derek say he suspects Jacob to have killed?

3. Who admits that in addition to Andy wanting to pursue Patz as a suspect in Ben's murder, he had also wanted to pursue Patz?

4. What form of physical contact does Andy initiate with Matthew to get him to talk?

5. On what device does Derek say Jacob reads and writes pornographic stories?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wins the battle between Neal and Duffy within Chapter 30?

2. What is the judge's ruling about the introduction of evidence relating to the murder gene?

3. What element of Laurie does Andy say never ages?

4. How does Andy characterize his friend Duffy's level of honesty?

5. Describe details about the mysterious car that Andy believes is following him at a certain point in the narrative.

6. What is the outcome of Dr. Vogel's DNA tests?

7. How does Dr. Vogel's psychiatric report use allusion to outline her final findings?

8. What is the symbolism of the chain on the Yoo family's door?

9. What is Duffy's answer when Neal asks whether he and Andy are still close friends?

10. How does Andy get Patz's attention when he wants to talk to Patz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does the author deliberately mislead the reader during particular parts of the novel Defending Jacob and for what purposes?

Essay Topic 2

Write a critical essay about the novel while using the critical power theory lens of psychoanalytical theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim combining research about applying psychoanalytical theory to a text with concrete details from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to underscore particular themes within the novel. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.

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