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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Connie become hysterical when the jury returned to the courtroom?
(a) Some of them were crying.
(b) They wouldn't look at her mother.
(c) They glared at her mother.
(d) They were laughing.

2. Where did Connie hope to find Tom on the day her mother told her to make her own dinner because she'd be with a client?
(a) The stables.
(b) His house.
(c) The pool.
(d) The baseball field.

3. What season was it when Sibyl was charged with Charlotte's death?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

4. What did Sibyl ask Asa to bring her after Charlotte stopped breathing?
(a) The phone.
(b) An oxygen tank.
(c) A sharp knife.
(d) A Bible.

5. What did Tom think Sibyl and Rand were smart to do?
(a) Refuse to speak with reporters.
(b) Look for a lawyer.
(c) Sign a statement.
(d) Not tell Connie about the case.

6. How long did it take the ambulance to arrive for the woman who went into labor during the party that Sibyl attended?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) Over an hour.
(d) The ambulance did not come at all.

7. Why were the mothers of some of Connie's friends reluctant to let their children play with her?
(a) Because Connie's family was poor.
(b) Because they were afraid of Connie.
(c) Because Connie was not very nice.
(d) Because her mother was a midwife.

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

9. What types of cases did Stephen Hastings usually handle?
(a) Divorce cases.
(b) Embezzlement cases.
(c) Rape, murder, and drug cases.
(d) Corporate law cases.

10. What was the name of the midwife who began hanging around the Danforth home during Sibyl's difficult time?
(a) Cheryl.
(b) Shannon.
(c) Anne.
(d) Emily.

11. What movement did Sibyl become involved in after quitting college?
(a) Green Peace.
(b) The Black Panther movement.
(c) The feminist movement.
(d) The hippie movement.

12. Why did Sibyl quit college?
(a) She hated school.
(b) She didn't know what she wanted to do for a profession.
(c) She had an argument with a professor.
(d) To be with a man.

13. After the party, what was Sibyl doing when the ambulance arrived?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Catching the baby.
(c) Helping the woman breathe.
(d) Sobbing hysterically.

14. Where did Connie first hear about Charlotte's death?
(a) Bedford house.
(b) Home.
(c) Church.
(d) School.

15. When did Sibyl have her first experience with childbirth?
(a) Shortly before discovering she was pregnant with Connie.
(b) During college.
(c) When she was just a child.
(d) After learning she was pregnant with Connie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Charlotte's last name?

2. What struck Connie about her mother when she saw her for the first time after learning of Charlotte's death?

3. What is Connie's first impression of Charlotte?

4. On the weekend after Charlotte's death, who called the Danforth home?

5. Who was waiting for Connie when she came home from school on the day after Charlotte's death?

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