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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. What happens to John when he tries to follow Roman Jones?

2. When John reaches the Lee household, what does he find in their front yard?

3. John sorts through the Lee's hate mail and finds what?

4. When John and George arrive at the Randall residence, what are they surprised to see out front?

5. At the gathering at George Morris' home, Judith wishes that there was less medical jargon and more __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize John's encounter with Sam Archer.

2. Summarize John Berry's meeting with Roman Jones.

3. What does John say to Norton when he finds him smoking marijuana at George Morris' place?

4. What vital information is revealed when John Berry meets Peter Randall for lunch?

5. What secret information does Sanderson reveal to John about Peter Randall?

6. Why does John end up in the emergency room?

7. What viable alternatives does George Wilson present to John Berry as they ponder how to prove Art's innocence?

8. What challenges does George Wilson, Art Lee's new lawyer, face in trying to convince a jury of Art's innocence?

9. How does John's wife, Judith, feel at the dinner party at George Morris' house?

10. When John is in the hospital, what happens to Roman Jones?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast John Berry's detective and medical sides. How does being a doctor gain him access to valuable information pertaining to his friend's case? What unspoken rules seem to exist between the doctors with whom John works regarding the sharing of information? How is it that, at least initially, John does not arouse more suspicion with his colleagues?

Essay Topic 2

Almost from the start, tension exists between John and several other characters. Cite specific examples when this tension works against John and when it works in his favor in his interactions with the following characters:

1. Captain Peterson.

2. J.D. Randall.

3. Roman Jones.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout most of the story, it is unclear whether or not Karen was actually pregnant. Discuss all the indications for and against a pregnancy's actually existing. Include what people say and what is discovered through lab tests. Why are the lab tests inconclusive? How do the results leave John Berry confused? In the end, was she or was she not pregnant?

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