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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. What does Rusty notice about Carolyn while they wait for the verdict?
(a) She looks very apprehensive.
(b) She looks very ill.
(c) She is very calm and confident.
(d) She is older than he thought.

2. What was not found at Carolyn's murder scene?
(a) Her diaphragm.
(b) A rope.
(c) A lighter.
(d) Cigarettes.

3. What had Carolyn written on the B file?
(a) Leon.
(b) Max.
(c) Painless.
(d) Forest.

4. What is found at the McGaffen house that confirms the doctor's suspicions of abuse on the child?
(a) A vise grip with bits of skin on it.
(b) A lighter in the boy's room.
(c) A knive with skin on it.
(d) Handcuffs with skin on them.

5. What did Rusty and Carolyn do while waiting for the verdict in the McGaffen trial?
(a) They went to a movie.
(b) They went out for drinks.
(c) They returned to the office.
(d) They went to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dan Lipranzer suggests that Carolyn may have let ______________________ into her apartment.

2. Lionel Kenneally tells Rusty that Carolyn was at the police station investigating files concerning ___________________.

3. What is Rusty's profession?

4. Who questioned Wendell on the witness stand?

5. What do the exit poll results indicate on election day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What technique does the author use in character development which is similar to a lawyer making a case?

2. Why does Rusty tell Marty about his own father's neglect of him?

3. What is the importance to the plot of Rusty's visits with his psychiatrist?

4. What does Rusty reveal about his courtroom technique in "Opening Statement"?

5. Why did Carolyn most likely want Rusty to run for District Attorney instead of Horgan?

6. How are the typical roles in a sexual relationship reversed with Rusty and Carolyn and what does that say about their personalities?

7. What does Rusty tell Robinson about his behavior after Carolyn ended their affair?

8. What information does Lip find about Leon Wells regarding his probation officer and the prosecuting attorney?

9. What is the nature of the phone calls to Rusty's home that are listed in Carolyn's phone records?

10. What is the premise of "Presumed Innocent"?

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