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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. Stone calls his secretary to have her send $25,000 to whom?
(a) His mortgage company.
(b) Libby's mother.
(c) The IRS.
(d) His ex-wife.

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

3. What does Stone note about the man in #139?
(a) The man has scratches and bruises on his face and arms.
(b) He looks a lot like Stone imagines Paul Manning must have looked.
(c) He looks like he could be Stone's twin brother.
(d) The man is almost in a catatonic state.

4. Sir Leslie makes his opening remarks, pointing out that ________________________.
(a) there is no proof that Paul Manning is dead.
(b) Paul Manning committed suicide.
(c) Allison had no motive to kill her husband.
(d) Allison was a devoted wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the Shipwright's Arms looking for Stone?

2. Why does Stone call Bill Eggers from the yacht?

3. Who is having lunch with Sir Leslie when Stone goes to Sir Leslie's house?

4. What does Stone suggest regarding Stendahl?

5. The Constabulary testifies that there were multiple _______________ found on the Expansive.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the verdict in the coroner's inquest into the plane crash that killed Libby Manning?

2. What does Stone learn about Arrington who has still not shown up on the island?

3. Describe Allison's demeanor during her testimony.

4. What is the real reason the jury convicts Allison and what is her sentence?

5. Who is the man who shows up at the Shipwright's Arms and what does Stone find notable about him?

6. What is the significance of the spear gun and the missing spear that Stone comes across?

7. What does Stone learn about Paul and Libby's divorce decree?

8. Who is Frank Stendahl and how is his testimony damning for Allison?

9. Describe the events leading up to Allison's execution, and how the various characters react.

10. What is the purpose of Sir Winston's having Stone forcefully brought to him for a meeting?

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