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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. In Chapter 2, how long has James been having an affair with Olivia?

2. How many of the jurors in James' trial are women?

3. Where is Ali from?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Kate bring when she visits her friend Ali?

5. Where is Holly from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ali?

2. In Chapter 6, how does James spend time with Tom early in the morning?

3. What dispute is the court to resolve during James' trial?

4. How did the Whitehouses spend their time after James was first elected?

5. How do Holly and Sophie meet, and what is there relationship like?

6. In Chapter 13, how is Olivia described when she takes the stand?

7. What unspoken contract does Holly realize she has with Sophie by the end of the term and how does that satisfy her until one day when she sees Sophie with James?

8. In Chapter 1, what shoes does Kate wear and why?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Sophie do with her phone when she goes to the courtroom?

10. Who intercepts James as he prepares to cross Millbank in Chapter 6 and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Advocacy is defined as being more persuasive than your opponent and does not necessarily hinge on the truth. What does truth have to do with adversarial advocacy? Why is “truth a tricky issue” (5) when it comes to justice and advocacy?

Essay Topic 2

Sophie knows that James lies frequently. Why is Sophie sure that James perjures himself during his trial? How and why is James’ view of truth different from Sophie’s view of truth?

Essay Topic 3

After Kate/Holly left Oxford, she transformed herself. How and why did Kate/Holly undergo a metamorphosis after leaving Oxford?

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