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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. Horgan states that Rusty never said that ________________________.
(a) Carolyn was slacking off in her job.
(b) he was involved with Carolyn too.
(c) his case load was too high.
(d) he needed some time off for a personal matter.

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

3. What does Horgan admit to on the stand?
(a) He fired Carolyn.
(b) He promoted Carolyn.
(c) He hired Carolyn.
(d) He had an affair with Carolyn.

4. At the end of Chapter 31, Lip arranges to meet Rusty and they discuss how Lip might find ___________________.
(a) Freddie Warren.
(b) Jackie Lyttle.
(c) Leon Wells.
(d) Joey Mottola.

5. Chapter 32 opens with a battle in court over the prosecution's continued failure to _____________________.
(a) find the glass.
(b) secure phone records.
(c) produce a murder weapon.
(d) produce credible witnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nat is being sent to __________________ near Skageon until the trial is over.

2. In Chapter 25, Rusty awakens in the night from a dream about ______________________.

3. What favor does Rusty ask of the caller in #98?

4. Sandy decides to use a technique called ___________________ in which prosecutorial evidence can be admitted into evidence.

5. Why do Rusty and Nat not stay for barbecue after a t-ball game when Summer comes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the end of the trial so unsettling for the reader?

2. What is the significance of Rusty's dream about his mother in Chapter 25?

3. What does Rusty recall about washing the murder weapon and how does Barbara behave to let the reader know that she is the murderer?

4. What important piece of information about Horgan does Rusty withhold from Sandy?

5. Why does Della Guardia want Molto to testify in the case? What does Dr. Robinson say regarding Rusty's ever confessing murder to him?

6. Why does Horgan consider his relationship with Rusty to be over?

7. What is the tone of Chapters 26-28 and who does the author set up as the champions for the prosecution and the defense?

8. What does Sandy say about Rusty in the judge's chambers about someone framing Rusty and why does he take that chance?

9. How have innocence and simplicity leave the life of Rusty and his family?

10. What incriminating information does Leon Wells give to Rusty and Lip about Carolyn and Larren Lyttle?

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