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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the medical examiner say he found in Charlotte's abdomen?
(a) A tumor.
(b) Another baby.
(c) A well-sutured uterus.
(d) A lot of blood.

2. Who was on the courthouse steps when the Danforths arrived for the trial?
(a) No one.
(b) Connie's classmates.
(c) The Bedfords.
(d) Other midwives.

3. What charge did Hastings hope for after it was determined that Sibyl would be charged?
(a) Negligent homicide.
(b) Involuntary manslaughter.
(c) Pre-meditated murder.
(d) First-degree murder.

4. What alternative possibility did Hastings offer Sibyl in Chapter 12?
(a) A plea-bargain.
(b) Fleeing the country.
(c) A monetary fine.
(d) Settlement.

5. What did Connie notice about Hastings and Sibyl as the trial was about to begin?
(a) Sibyl seemed to be afraid of Hastings.
(b) They seemed to dislike each other.
(c) They seemed to disagree about Sibyl's defense.
(d) They were flirting with each other.

6. What did Anne's testimony cause the jury to do?
(a) Weep openly.
(b) See Charlotte as a real person.
(c) Dismiss the case.
(d) Forget that Charlotte had a family.

7. What did the female past-patient that Tanner put on the stand say in her testimony?
(a) Sibyl had forced her to push too long.
(b) Sibyl had prescribed the wrong medicine.
(c) She had fired Sibyl.
(d) She had her baby C-section in the hospital.

8. As Sibyl's student, what did Anne believe about home births?
(a) There should be as little interference as possible.
(b) Interference is usually necessary.
(c) Patients should be given painkillers.
(d) A doctor should be present.

9. What did Connie initially think the investigator Hastings hired was?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A photographer.

10. How did Hastings gain access to Charlotte's medical records?
(a) By filing a motion.
(b) By stealing them.
(c) By getting them from Asa.
(d) By getting them from Charlotte.

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

12. What happened during the first few days in court?
(a) Sibyl was repeatedly questioned.
(b) Sibyl was quickly convicted.
(c) Connie was told she could not attend.
(d) The two sides searched for a jury.

13. What did Tanner say about home births in his opening remarks?
(a) They are dangerous.
(b) They should be outlawed.
(c) Most go well.
(d) Charlotte's was a rare case.

14. How did Connie enter the house on the night she came home late in Chapter 17?
(a) The front door.
(b) The back door.
(c) Through the window of her mother's office.
(d) Through her bedroom window.

15. Who admitted during cross-examination that Sibyl did not know about Charlotte's medical history?
(a) The coroner.
(b) The medical examiner.
(c) The midwife turned Ob-Gyn.
(d) The midwife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hastings say Anne failed to do?

2. What is the name of the investigator Stephen Hastings hired?

3. Who reviewed Charlotte's medical records with Hastings?

4. What did the autopsy report reveal was the cause of Charlotte's death?

5. Which entries in Sibyl's notebook did Connie read?

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