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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. Jim Forrester testifies that the Mannings had ______________________.
(a) four homes.
(b) political aspirations.
(c) a perfect marriage.
(d) three children.

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

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

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

5. Who comes to the Shipwright's Arms looking for Stone?
(a) Cantor.
(b) Sir Leslie.
(c) Jim.
(d) Two cops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sir Leslie makes his opening remarks, pointing out that ________________________.

2. What issue does Sir Leslie raise that casts doubt in the prosecution's case?

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

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

5. To whom does Stone give $400,000 from the sale of the yacht?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assertions is Stone able to make regarding Paul Manning's health as a possible cause of death and the reason why Stendahl would like to see Allison convicted?

2. How has Sir Leslie masterminded the trial and Allison's fake execution?

3. How are Stone and Allison at odds regarding Allison's obligations to Libby's family after Libby's death?

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

5. What is Stone's life like after the trial and what revelation does he make that now makes sense?

6. What does Stone learn about Libby Manning's mother, and how does he help the woman personally?

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

8. What changes Stone's perspective on Allison's use of a spear gun to kill her husband?

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

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

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