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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 19-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prologue, what was Connie doing when the jury returned to the courtroom?
(a) Watching.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Attending school.
(d) Sitting in the hallway.

2. What state did the Danforths live in when Connie was a child?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Maryland.
(c) California.
(d) Wisconsin.

3. What did the first witnesses that Hastings called in Sibyl's defense testify to?
(a) Sibyl's character.
(b) Sibyl's professional competence.
(c) The road conditions and length of time the phones were down.
(d) The condition of Charlotte's body.

4. Who testified that her personal belief was that home births are dangerous?
(a) Charlotte's mother.
(b) A nurse-midwife.
(c) Anne.
(d) The state trooper.

5. On the weekend after Charlotte's death, who called the Danforth home?
(a) Reporters and friends of Sibyl's.
(b) Asa Bedford.
(c) Rand.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What factors made Sibyl decide to take Charlotte to the hospital?

2. What did Anne's testimony cause the jury to do?

3. How did many of the other midwives feel after Charlotte's death?

4. Who was on the courthouse steps when the Danforths arrived for the trial?

5. What happened for the first time when Connie returned from looking for Tom?

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