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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. On April 27, what time does Kate check a message from Ali?

2. Where does Angela Regan tell Kate that Sophie has gone in Chapter 16?

3. When did Olivia and James have sex at a BBC recording studio?

4. In Chapter 29, how many times a week does Charles Whitehouse play golf?

5. What is the date in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kate feel and respond when the jury verdict is read?

2. In Chapter 17, why do James and Tom exit the restaurant quickly?

3. In Chapter 21, why is Ali not going right to bed after the house is quiet?

4. How is Kate coping with losing James' case?

5. How does Kate describe Angela Regan in Chapter 18?

6. What does Holly do after James rapes her?

7. What does Tuppence say about the way that she and Charles raised James?

8. After reading about the Whitehouse case in Chapter 21, what does Ali begin to speculate?

9. What does Olivia look like for day three of the trial?

10. When Kate questions James, what is her strategy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tuppence, James’ mother, admits that her son has poor character traits. What poor character traits does Tuppence see in James? Why does she think that she and her husband are responsible for James’ lack of character and morality?

Essay Topic 2

Justice should punish the guilty and protect the innocent. What does justice have to do with Kate becoming a lawyer? How is her identity tied to justice?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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