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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stone notice is missing from the Expansive in Chapter 41?
(a) The first aid kit.
(b) The rubber dinghy.
(c) A missing spear.
(d) A case of champagne.

2. Stone insists that Allison never _________________.
(a) call on his business line.
(b) give any more interviews.
(c) has any alcohol until the trial is over.
(d) meets with Sir Leslie alone again.

3. What is the name of the yacht which Allison has chartered to take her out of St. Marks?
(a) Renegade.
(b) Race.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Mercury.

4. Who does Sir Leslie say will replace the prime minister?
(a) Sir Brice.
(b) Sir Edward.
(c) Sir Winston.
(d) Sir Leslie.

5. When Stone cross-examines the Constabulary, he establishes that the diary ____________________.
(a) was lying out on a bedside table.
(b) was written in the third-person point of view.
(c) actually belonged to Libby.
(d) was securely locked in a drawer.

6. Why does Sir Winston say he wants to see Stone?
(a) For a pretrial meeting.
(b) For a social visit.
(c) For a budget meeting.
(d) For a press conference.

7. What is Allison's demeanor when Stone goes over testimony with her?
(a) Angry.
(b) Tentative.
(c) Focused.
(d) Frantic.

8. Why do Stone and Sir Leslie only visit with Allison for an hour at the jail?
(a) They have to make phone calls regarding the appeals.
(b) The judge calls an emergency hearing.
(c) Allison asks them to leave.
(d) The priest wants time alone with her.

9. What issue does Sir Leslie raise that casts doubt in the prosecution's case?
(a) There was no murder weapon found.
(b) There is no proof that Paul accompanied his wife on the trip.
(c) There is no proof that Allison was on the yacht.
(d) There is no proof that Paul Manning is dead.

10. What does Allison do the night before the trial?
(a) Cooks dinner for Stone.
(b) Has a nervous breakdown.
(c) Escapes from the island.
(d) Attempts to bribe Sir Winston.

11. What is the content of a fax which Stone receives from Arrington?
(a) She has married Vance Calder.
(b) She'll be arriving tomorrow.
(c) She wants to marry him on the island.
(d) She is held up due to a work deadline.

12. What does Allison give to Stone for his legal fees?
(a) Her home in Bermuda.
(b) The yacht.
(c) Her townhouse in New York.
(d) $500,000.

13. What does Stone suggest regarding Stendahl?
(a) He is a private detective.
(b) He is a CEO on vacation.
(c) He is a reporter.
(d) He is actually Paul Manning.

14. What does Stone consider buying with some of the money from the sale of the yacht?
(a) A plane.
(b) A house in Bermuda.
(c) An island.
(d) A chalet in Aspen.

15. What does Allison do during Stone's practice questioning?
(a) Fakes a tearful breakdown.
(b) Leaves the room.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Faints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in #139 say his profession is?

2. Who is the Constabulary who Sir Winston calls to testify?

3. Who is Sir Winston's surprise witness?

4. Stone's two witnesses in the case are Allison and __________________.

5. The witness testifies that the insurance money was moved to an account ___________________.

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