Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much time did Rusty's father spend in jail for his tax evasion crime?
2. The prosecution states that it will not call ____________ as a witness.
3. Rusty notes that the atmosphere in the courtroom on the first day of the trial is ___________________.
4. How many other fingerprints, other than those on the glass, in Carolyn's apartment have been tested to see if they came from the same person?
5. Horgan states that Rusty never said that ________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What incriminating information does Leon Wells give to Rusty and Lip about Carolyn and Larren Lyttle?
2. Late on the evening of the end of the trial, Rusty visits Sandy in his office. What does Rusty reveal to Sandy which could explain why Judge Lyttle abruptly ended the trial?
3. What points of possible incrimination against himself does Rusty take mental note of?
4. How have innocence and simplicity leave the life of Rusty and his family?
5. Why does Horgan consider his relationship with Rusty to be over?
6. On the first day of the trial, what does the defense say it has not had a chance to examine yet and who does the prosecution agree not to call during the trial?
7. What are Rusty's thoughts about his father when Sandy mentions how Rusty met Horgan, and what do they mean regarding implications of the family influence on people?
8. What does Rusty deduce about why Sandy was considering entering the B file into the trial?
9. Describe the encounter between Rusty and Della Guardia several weeks after the trial?
10. What instruction does Judge Lyttle give to the jury regarding the missing glass and what does the fingerprint expert admit about other prints at the crime scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Horgan. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Larren Lyttle. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Larren Lyttle's character in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book PRESUMED INNOCENT? Cite an example to support your answer.
|
This section contains 1,242 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
