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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. Dr. Whitman has done an examination of
(a) Kabuo's mental state
(b) Carl Heine's hand
(c) The fishing gaff
(d) Susan marie's motives

2. Josiah Gillanders, for thirty years has been
(a) The town drunk
(b) An island gill-netter
(c) An experienced clammer
(d) A retired fisherman

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

4. Evidence that will turn the case completely around is found by the Sheriff
(a) In the boat's rest room
(b) On the cleats of the boat
(c) On the floor of the boat's cabin
(d) In the wood of the port gunnel

5. Kabuo had felt he should be silent about events with Carl Heine
(a) Until Hatsue was able to tell her story
(b) Until he was able to get an attorney
(c) Because the laws could change
(d) Until after the dust had settled

Short Answer Questions

1. Ishmael had always pretended that his visits to his mother's home

2. On the third day of the trial, Nels Gudmundsson has

3. Ishmael Chambers suffers from

4. At the trial, Susan Marie's demeanor inspires

5. Gillanders speculates that Kabuo could not have

Short Essay Questions

1. Things are looking grim for Kabuo Miyamoto. Why does the fishing gaff appear to be the perfect weapon for Kabuo to have used to murder Carl Heine, Jr.

2. Does Sergeant Maples have any personal motives for seeming to incriminate Kabuo in his testimony?

3. What is the reason for Art Moran's visit to Judge Lew Fielding in this chapter?

4. What is Alvin Hooks' motivation in trying to convict Kabuo? How would winning the case benefit Nels Gudmundsson?

5. Why did Kabuo and Hatsue not inform the Sheriff of what they said really happened on the night of Carl Heine's death?

6. Why does Ishmael make a racial slur when Hatsue expresses sympathy for the loss of his arm?

7. What, ultimately, could have been Carl Heine's greatest failing, according to Ishmael?

8. Although things are looking a little better for Kabuo, his story is once again compromised by a question from Alvin Hooks. Explain how he damages his testimony in this chapter.

9. What does Guterson mean when he says that, "...the prosecutor, knew well the value of a Susan Marie Heine."

10. Why does Guterman get so graphic about the sex lives of Carl and Susan Marie Heine?

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