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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bill Eggers begins a campaign of outrage against the prime minister including an interview on which television program?
(a) The Daily Show.
(b) 60 Minutes.
(c) The Today Show.
(d) Dateline.

2. What information does Arrington's faxed letter to Stone contain?
(a) She is moving out of the house.
(b) She loves him very much.
(c) She is too sick to travel.
(d) She is staying in California.

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

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

5. What does Allison do when she hears her sentence?
(a) Screams.
(b) Yells obscenities.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Faints.

6. What is the verdict delivered in the case?
(a) Hung jury.
(b) Not guilty.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Guilty.

7. The jury in the coroner's inquest rules Libby's death to be ______________________.
(a) foul play.
(b) suicide.
(c) homicide.
(d) death by misadventure.

8. Who does Stone meet with for breakfast in Chapter 30?
(a) Allison.
(b) Hilary Kramer.
(c) Sir Leslie.
(d) Thomas.

9. What does the plane's mechanic reveal when Stone goes to the airport to see him?
(a) He lied in his testimony at the coroner's inquest.
(b) He hasn't had his license very long and could have made a mistake.
(c) He had seen Thomas at the airport hangar the night before the crash.
(d) Anyone could have had access to the plane and tools on the night before the crash.

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

11. What is the profession of the person in #148?
(a) Insurance investigator.
(b) Ship's captain.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Cop.

12. To whom does Stone give $400,000 from the sale of the yacht?
(a) His son.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) Arrington.
(d) Libby's mother.

13. Who is Sir Winston's surprise witness?
(a) Hilary Kramer.
(b) Phil Gerard.
(c) Jim Forrester.
(d) Frank Stendahl.

14. Who refuses to visit with Allison even though she requests to see him?
(a) Sir Leslie.
(b) Jim.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Stone.

15. The jury convicts Allison based on ___________________.
(a) evidence.
(b) personal prejudice.
(c) media coverage.
(d) personal fear of Sir Winston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sir Leslie say will replace the prime minister?

2. Who is lying next to Stone when he awakens the next morning?

3. While on the stand, how does Allison describe her early marriage to Paul?

4. What does Stone tell Libby's lawyer?

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

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