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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose name is on Jack's boat?
(a) His wife's.
(b) His daughter's.
(c) His son's.
(d) His father's.

2. Where does Mary call her mother from each week?
(a) A&P.
(b) Neighbor's cottage.
(c) General Store.
(d) Julia's house.

3. What is the name of Jack's daughter?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Emily.

4. How old is Jack's daughter when Mary first sees her at the St. Hilaire bonfire?
(a) Baby.
(b) Toddler.
(c) Elementary school aged.
(d) Teenager.

5. What is Jack wearing when he comes to Caroline's cottage the day she shoots Harrold?
(a) Yellow slicker.
(b) Denim jacket.
(c) Black down jacket.
(d) Blue sweater.

6. Who does Jack call for help after Mary shoots Harrold?
(a) Machias police.
(b) 911.
(c) Julia.
(d) Everett.

7. What does Everett say Mary acted like regarding her story of why she killed Harrold?
(a) Her own worst enemy.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Brave.
(d) Crazy.

8. What does the doctor say Caroline has when Mary and Jack take her to the clinic?
(a) Flu.
(b) Cold.
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) Ear infection.

9. What is the result of the first trial in Mary's murder case?
(a) Mary was found guilty.
(b) Mary was acquitted.
(c) Hung jury because the jury cannot agree on a verdict.
(d) Mistrial because of an error in proceedings.

10. Who comes to the cottage when Mary is aiming the gun at Harrold?
(a) Jack.
(b) Everett.
(c) Willis.
(d) Julia.

11. What does Harrold do when he comes into the Mary's bedroom cottage?
(a) Yells and throws things.
(b) Shines a flashlight in her face.
(c) Turns on the light.
(d) Sits and smokes in a chair in the dark.

12. When is Mary's second trial slated for with Judge Geary?
(a) June.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) February.

13. How does Mary escape the honeypot she plunges into?
(a) Waiting for the tide to come in and swimming out of it.
(b) Grabbing onto a rope tied to a boat and pulling herself out.
(c) Calling for help.
(d) By lying flat and rolling out of it.

14. What is the name of the neighbor who owns the blue Cape house next door to the cottage Mary rents?
(a) St. John.
(b) LeBlanc.
(c) Rogers.
(d) Smith.

15. What sound does Mary hear after she shoots Harrold?
(a) Keening.
(b) Roaring of ocean.
(c) People shouting.
(d) Caroline crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary buy at the five-and-ten that she says Harrold would not approve of?

2. Who invites Mary to the town bonfire?

3. What happens to Mary when she goes to the bonfire in St. Hilaire?

4. What does Julia have to swear under oath that Mary told her were the cause of her bruises when she first arrived in St. Hilaire?

5. What is the name of Mary's defense lawyer for her trial?

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