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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. How long after the criminal charge was filed against Jordan Johnson did it become clear the Kirsten Pabst had joined his defense team?

2. How many of McLaughlin's friends broke the door down in order to save her from being raped by Donaldson?

3. What vague phrasing of the Dear Colleague Letter sent out in 2011 did the Barz Report deem problematic?

4. McLaughlin told Detective Baker that Donaldson had tried to rape her in what year?

5. Which reporter's words are used in the epigraph for Part Three: Unwanted Attention?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Beth Huguet respond to Milt Datsopoulos's cross-examination about whether Beau had ever physically hurt Allison in the past?

2. What four options were provided to Washburn by the staff at First Step after her assault?

3. Whose testimony opens Chapter 19 and how did Allison Huguet react to that testimony?

4. What aspect of Donaldson's sentence was Huguet especially adamant about getting in place?

5. What reason did Kirsten Pabst give the Missoulian reporter Gwen Florio for her decision to leave the Missoula County Attorney's Office in March 2012 and how did it contrast with her actions on August 7, 2012?

6. Huguet states in Chapter 10 that she believes that which two entities were responsible for a successful prosecution of Donaldson?

7. Who is Dr. David Lisak and what insights did he provide during the Jordan Johnson trial?

8. In what way does the epigraph included prior to Part Four: Scales of Justice depict the dual themes of secrecy and silence?

9. What insights did Joanne Fargo provide to Krakauer about the ages of the jurors in the Jordan Johnson trial?

10. Who is Sharon Mortimer and what information did she inadvertently reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Krakauer employ the use or rejection of fallacy within Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town and how does the inclusion of fallacy help Krakauer to prove particular points made within the text?

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Krakauer sending about the mythical qualities of the United States in relation to women's rights?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Krakauer go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?

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