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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Connie find Tom waiting for her when she returned from looking for him?

2. What was the charge against Sibyl?

3. What did Connie spend most of her time doing the spring Charlotte's family came?

4. What was Charlotte's last name?

5. How did Connie feel about her mother's chances after first meeting Stephen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Connie first hear about Charlotte's death?

2. Why didn't anyone notice that there was an ice storm outside during Charlotte's labor?

3. How did Stephen Hastings describe Charlotte's death?

4. Why was Connie upset when she saw Stephen Hastings joking with the prosecutor and judge?

5. How did Rand feel about Sibyl's profession and why did he feel that way?

6. Why did Sibyl agree to give the police officer who came to the Danforth home a statement without a lawyer present?

7. Why was Sibyl's appearance after Charlotte's death shocking to Connie?

8. How did Asa react to Sibyl's decision to perform a C-section?

9. What was Connie's first experience with childbirth?

10. What events occurred that prevented Sibyl from getting Charlotte the medical help she needed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What point-of-view is the story told in? Why did the author choose this point-of-view? Is the use of this point-of-view successful or might another have worked better? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Connie react to Sibyl and Hastings' relationship in the way she did? Is her view of the relationship reliable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Sibyl choose to refuse any settlement agreements? What does this reveal about her? How does her decision affect Connie?

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