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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they leave court, Nels Gudmundsson mentions to Ishmael
(a) That he knew about Ishmael and Hatsue
(b) How much he liked Ishmael's father
(c) They should pray for Ishmael's mother
(d) What an admirable man he was

2. Outside, as the snowfall diminishes, Ishmael notices
(a) The debris and mess from the wind
(b) Things remain the same
(c) How bright the sun has become
(d) The blind chaos in the world

3. Why did Hatsue not notify the authorities about Kabuo's deal with Carl Heine, Jr.?
(a) It would complicate the murder trial
(b) She was afraid the deal would fall through
(c) It might look like Kabuo murdered Carl
(d) She did not want to upset Susan Marie

4. Ishmael allows himself to remember
(a) His baseball cards
(b) His father's character and values
(c) His childhood angst
(d) Other winter storms

5. Giving the Imadas a ride home in the snow, Ishmael learns that
(a) Hatsue is getting a divorce
(b) Hatsue is staying with her family during the trial
(c) Hatsue and her children are in danger
(d) Hatsue has moved to a different town

6. Sheriff Moran warns Ed Soames not to tell people
(a) That he had gone to see Susan Marie
(b) About a search warrant
(c) That he is visiting the judge about the Heine case
(d) About what he heard regarding Carl's body

7. Judge Lew Fielding admits to the jury that hearsay, even in a criminal trial, is still
(a) Inadmissable
(b) Intolerable
(c) A crime
(d) A shady area

8. Kabuo Miyamoto had not told the truth about helping Carl Heine to anyone but
(a) His wife
(b) His attorney
(c) His mother
(d) The Sheriff

9. Before he set out to fish, Kabuo put his hand on the water and
(a) Measured its coldness
(b) Cooled his green tea
(c) Prayed for luck and safety
(d) Scared away a gull

10. Hatsue guesses that Ishmael knew earlier about the freighter
(a) And was planning to hold onto it until Kabuo was convicted
(b) But needed time to decide what to do
(c) And hoped to keep the information secret
(d) And did not want Hatsue to know about it

11. Ishmael's mother, Helen Chambers, is
(a) A religious fanatic
(b) A capable and vital woman
(c) A decrepit and sickly woman
(d) A reclusive bookworm

12. Ishmael's speech to his mother about Kabuo includes a great deal of
(a) Resentment toward Hatsue and her mother
(b) Bias and anger toward Kabuo Miyamoto
(c) U.S. propaganda about the Japanese
(d) Factual history about the Japanese culture

13. Hatsue feels that the coffee cup found on the deck of Carl's boat indicates
(a) Carl was angry about something
(b) Carl was on another of his caffeine binges
(c) Something rocked the boat and knocked it down
(d) There was a fight in the cabin

14. Ishmael does not feel his mother can understand his
(a) Rage for Hatsue
(b) Prejudice against Japanese
(c) Emotional coldness
(d) Remorse for his actions

15. When recess is called, Judge Fielding asks
(a) Soames to find firewood for heat
(b) The lawyers to take a long break
(c) The lawyers to meet with him privately
(d) Soames to get him some lunch

Short Answer Questions

1. Ishmael describes Kabuo's demeanor at trial as

2. Kabuo and Carl make a deal for the seven acres, and seal it with

3. With fog as thick as it was on the night that Carl Heine died, it was easy to

4. As a husband, Carl Heine, Jr. was

5. Kabuo had felt he should be silent about events with Carl Heine

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