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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rusty do when Horgan asks him who really killed Carolyn?
(a) He salutes him.
(b) He gives a half-bow.
(c) He raises his eyebrows in question.
(d) He simply smiles.

2. Rusty's secretary testifies that she heard Rusty call Carolyn ____________________ during a phone conversation.
(a) sweet lips.
(b) lover.
(c) my angel.
(d) bitch.

3. How much time did Rusty's father spend in jail for his tax evasion crime?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 90 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 1 year.

4. What fact has the prosecution not been able to establish in court?
(a) That Horgan had an affair with Carolyn.
(b) That Molto had an affair with Carolyn.
(c) That Lip had an affair with Carolyn.
(d) That Rusty had an affair with Carolyn.

5. Nat is being sent to __________________ near Skageon until the trial is over.
(a) his grandparents' home.
(b) his aunt's home.
(c) a boarding school.
(d) a camp.

6. How many potential jurors enter the courtroom for the selection process?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 125.
(d) 75.

7. The prosecution states that it will not call ____________ as a witness.
(a) Lip.
(b) Marty.
(c) Molto.
(d) Leon.

8. Who does Rusty learn is to be the star witness in the case against him?
(a) Molto.
(b) Lip.
(c) Horgan.
(d) Barbara.

9. Rusty notes that the atmosphere in the courtroom on the first day of the trial is ___________________.
(a) resigned.
(b) chaotic.
(c) sad.
(d) electric.

10. Why does Lip call Rusty at the end of Chapter 32?
(a) To say he has found Leon Wells.
(b) To tell him that Carolyn's phone records have been lost.
(c) To ask if he wants to grab a beer.
(d) To offer to pick up Nat at camp.

11. When proceedings begin, Kemp tells the judge that the defense has not been allowed to examine _________________.
(a) Carolyn's apartment.
(b) crime scene photos.
(c) the glass.
(d) the autopsy report.

12. Leon Wells tells Rusty and Lip that ________________ set up the bribe which Leon paid to Larren Lyttle.
(a) Della Guardia.
(b) Carolyn.
(c) Horgan.
(d) Molto.

13. How many glasses are shown in a crime scene photo in court?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

14. Sandy thinks Rusty has been framed but in order to prove it, he needs to discuss __________________ in court.
(a) Horgan's manipulations.
(b) illegal phone tapping.
(c) the B file.
(d) Carolyn's promiscuity.

15. In court, Sandy mentions that he had once fired _________________, which causes an uproar.
(a) Della Guardia.
(b) Tommy Molto.
(c) Carolyn Polhemus.
(d) Rusty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 32 opens with a battle in court over the prosecution's continued failure to _____________________.

2. What does Rusty dream about in Chapter 35?

3. Sandy's questioning in court ruins ________________ career.

4. What does Nico NOT know about Rusty after the trial?

5. Why will Horgan testify against Rusty?

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