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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Scales of Justice and Part Five: Trial by Jury.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which newspaper did Gwen Florio work at the time she published the first of the newspaper's "more than one hundred stories" (33) about the problems in Missoula?
(a) The Boston Globe.
(b) The Los Angeles Times.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Missoulian.

2. Which person told the reporter Florio her reasons for declining to prosecute Calvin Smith for his assault on Kaitlynn Kelly?
(a) Pabst.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Merifield.
(d) Muir.

3. How long after the criminal charge was filed against Jordan Johnson did it become clear the Kirsten Pabst had joined his defense team?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 month.

4. To what country is Krakauer referring when he states the percentage of the time "the rapist gets away with the crime" after raping an individual "in this country" (110)?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) The United Kingdom.
(c) Canada.
(d) The United States.

5. What term did Huguet's mother Beth use in court to describe Donaldson's rape of Allison after years of friendship?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Mistake.
(c) Transgression.
(d) Mishap.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women were included in the years-long study conducted by Dr. Lisak?

2. Allison told Donaldson the day after he raped her that she "would probably" take what action "if this ever happened to another girl and I didn't say something to the police" (23)?

3. On what date in 2012 did Washburn report Johnson's sexual assault to the Missoula Police Department?

4. Krakauer writes that "When an individual is raped in this country," the "rapist gets away with the crime" what "percent of the time" (110)?

5. What element is described in the epigraph for Part Two: Before the Law Sits a Gatekeeper as "a powerful force" (49)?

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