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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Constabulary also testifies that most fishing boats ___________________.

2. Stone and Allison discuss whether or not Allison will be responsible for ___________________________.

3. What is the content of the item in #111?

4. What is the verdict delivered in the case?

5. What does Stone tell Libby's lawyer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Sir Leslie, what is Sir Winston willing to do in order to get the prime minister's position?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Jim Forrester's reaction when Stone suggests that Stendahl might actually be Paul Manning?

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

10. What does Sir Leslie gives Stone from Allison, and what does he ask of Stone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Woods use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Jim Forrester. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

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