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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the press conference, the media is invited to take photographs of ___________________.
(a) the barristers.
(b) the Mannings' home.
(c) Allison's stateroom.
(d) the Expansive.

2. Who are present when Chris Wheaton interviews Allison?
(a) Stone and Jim Forrester.
(b) Stone and Thomas.
(c) Stone and Sir Winston.
(d) Stone and Sir Leslie.

3. Stone is staying in a rented room at ____________________.
(a) an extended stay hotel.
(b) the Shipwright's Arms.
(c) Thomas' condo.
(d) the YMCA.

4. Who is the reporter from 60 Minutes?
(a) Cecily Grammer.
(b) Chris Wheaton.
(c) Ellen Zimmer.
(d) Maggie Barth.

5. What is waiting for Stone when he returns to the bar?
(a) A telegram.
(b) A fax.
(c) A detective.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Stone's girlfriend not been able to meet him on the island?

2. Who is on the yacht that Stone watches come into the harbor?

3. Why does Stone call his secretary?

4. What does Stone go to the yacht to look for?

5. The 60 Minutes segment will feature Allison as ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the reporters who have come to the island to cover Allison's trial?

2. Who is Arrington Carter and what is her relationship with Stone?

3. Who is Chris Wheaton and what is her role in the peripheral trial activities?

4. Why does Stone use Paul Manning's medical report in the coroner's inquest?

5. How does Stone manage the media and press conference for Allison?

6. What does Stone learn from Sir Leslie about the drastic punishment inflicted on guilty parties in St. Marks?

7. How could Stone's media blitz backfire on him and be negative for Allison's trial?

8. What are the terms of Allison's bail, and what are consequences if she should violate it?

9. Who is Thomas and what is he able to tell Stone about the yacht in the harbor and its passengers?

10. What is the message of the fax which Stone receives from Arrington?

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