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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 is the date when Sophie is in Court Two of the Old Bailey in Chapter 11?
2. What is Sophie's middle name?
3. Where does Sophie leave her phone in Chapter 14?
4. How old is Sophie in Chapter 4?
5. What does Holly's father do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Holly's first term at Oxford an education?
2. Who intercepts James as he prepares to cross Millbank in Chapter 6 and why?
3. In Chapter 6, how does James spend time with Tom early in the morning?
4. What does James say when Sophie tells him that if they are going to make their marriage work, the affair has to be completely over?
5. 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?
6. How do Holly and Sophie meet, and what is there relationship like?
7. In Chapter 13, how is Olivia described when she takes the stand?
8. What dispute is the court to resolve during James' trial?
9. How does Kate describe the makeup of the jury for James' trial?
10. Who is Chris Clarke?
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 eventually files for divorce. How and why does Sophie’s marriage collapse and cause her to file for divorce?
Essay Topic 3
An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Vaughan uses in the novel? How do these analogies help readers understand characters, events or concepts?
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