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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. How long did it take Olivia to go to the police after the incident with James in the elevator?

2. When are the parties in the Whitehouse case called back to court two for the second time in Chapter 27?

3. Where does Sophie go to cry after arguing with James in Chapter 28?

4. In Chapter 27, whose testimony does the jury ask to have a copy of?

5. When does Kate begin to question James?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kate think that so many women do not resist advances?

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

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

4. What does Holly do when she returns home after being accosted?

5. Who is Kitty Ledger, and what is her relationship to Olivia?

6. What is James thinking about the damage he and the Libertines are doing at the Cock restaurant in Chapter 17?

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

8. In Chapter 23, what are Sophie's children doing?

9. How does Holly happen to be outside and run into James in Chapter 19?

10. On May 1, when is the jury sent out to deliberate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Holly and Sophie were tutorial partners. What does the relationship reveal about manipulation and power?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Holly is a different person at Oxford before the rape. How did Holly have to hide who she was in high school? Why is Holly a different person at Oxford? What freedom does she find at Oxford? How does she find her identity at Oxford?

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