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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 is Sir Winston's hypothesis about Allison's case?
(a) She no longer wanted him since he got sick.
(b) She loved her husband very much.
(c) She was a golddigger.
(d) She and her husband had grown to hate each other.

2. What event does Stone and Allison attend in Chapter 5?
(a) A cocktail party.
(b) An inquest.
(c) A ball.
(d) An autopsy.

3. What happened to the husband on board the ship?
(a) He got sunburned.
(b) He had a heart attack and died.
(c) He was knocked unconscious.
(d) He got food poisoning.

4. Why does Stone tell Allison to leave the island?
(a) The Minister of Justice can now prosecute her.
(b) The jewel thieves have targeted her.
(c) There is a hurricane coming.
(d) Her mother is dying.

5. Where does Hilary Kramer interview Allison?
(a) A yacht club.
(b) Her yacht.
(c) A hotel suite.
(d) The bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, a woman arrives at the Shipwright's Arms claiming to be _______________.

2. Who is Stone's girlfriend?

3. What does Hilary Kramer believe about Allison?

4. What is delivered to Allison while she is at the bar?

5. What is the amount Libby agrees to in exchange for relinquishing any claims to Paul's estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chris Wheaton's opinion of Allison and how does she intend to portray Allison in the broadcast segment?

2. What two possibilities for a faked death exist as revealed by Bob Cantor and what is Stone's opinion of these?

3. Who is Jim Forrester and how does Stone meet him?

4. Why is Allison's seduction of Stone a suspicious move?

5. What does Stone learn about Libby from Allison and why is he concerned that she has shown up?

6. What is so disconcerting about Jim Forrester's story?

7. What are the terms of Allison's bail, and what are consequences if she should violate it?

8. What is the message of the fax which Stone receives from Arrington?

9. What request does Sir Leslie make of the court regarding Stone?

10. What does Stone learn from Sir Leslie about the drastic punishment inflicted on guilty parties in St. Marks?

(see the answer keys)

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