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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. Where do James' parents have their home, Woodlands?

2. What color suit does the female solicitor from CPS wear on April 26?

3. What is the name of Emily's special tooth fairy?

4. In Chapter 17, how many bottles of champagne do James and his companions pour down the kitchen sink of the restaurant?

5. In Chapter 25, how many times does Sophie remember that James wrenched off her clothing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Sophie feeling after James is acquitted?

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

7. How does it appear that Angela sees Kitty during the trial?

8. In Chapter 28, what does Sophie realize about her relationship with James?

9. Why is Sophie planning on returning to London in Chapter 23?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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