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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Connie think of the investigator Hastings hired?
(a) She was suspicious.
(b) She was sweet, but not very bright.
(c) She was irritating and dull.
(d) She was wild and exciting.

2. What did Tanner say Sibyl should have done before there was a medical emergency?
(a) Bring the doctor to the delivery.
(b) Call an ambulance.
(c) Give Charlotte medication.
(d) Send Asa for the doctor.

3. How did Tanner describe Charlotte in his opening statement?
(a) Weak-minded.
(b) Fragile and unhealthy.
(c) Strong and robust.
(d) Frightened.

4. What did Hastings say about home births in his opening statement?
(a) They are natural.
(b) They should require a doctor's supervision.
(c) They are dangerous.
(d) Everyone should give birth at home.

5. What date was referenced in Sibyl's notebook that caused Connie to read further?
(a) March 15.
(b) The day Sibyl met Hastings.
(c) August 23.
(d) Connie's birthday.

6. 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.

7. What did Connie begin to realize Charlotte had as she watched the jury selection?
(a) A grudge against her mother.
(b) A family who loved her.
(c) Wealthy parents.
(d) No family to stick up for her.

8. What was happening outside during the opening remarks?
(a) Storm clouds were approaching.
(b) People were marching with "Convict the Midwife" signs.
(c) The midwives were causing a riot.
(d) It was a beautiful, sunny day.

9. Which entries in Sibyl's notebook did Connie read?
(a) All those from Charlotte's death forward.
(b) Only the date on which Charlotte died.
(c) Only the last three entries.
(d) All those from Charlotte's death back.

10. When did Hastings' opening remarks begin?
(a) After lunch.
(b) On the second day of the trial.
(c) Late evening.
(d) Before Tanner's.

11. Who joined Connie for lunch on the opening day of the trial?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Foogie.
(d) Tom.

12. In Chapter 14, what did Sibyl and Rand decide to allow Connie to do?
(a) Attend the trial.
(b) Date.
(c) Attend school rather than the trial.
(d) Go to her grandmother's for the duration of the trial.

13. What did the jury do during Anne's testimony that made Connie uneasy?
(a) Stare at Connie.
(b) Take notes.
(c) Steal uncomfortable glances at Sibyl.
(d) Stop looking at Sibyl.

14. What condition(s) had Charlotte neglected to mention to Sibyl?
(a) Heart murmur.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) High blood pressure and anemia.
(d) Irregular heartbeat and high blood pressure.

15. During his opening remarks, what did Hastings use to compare home births to hospital births.
(a) Newspaper articles.
(b) Charlotte's medical records.
(c) Only the hospital statistics.
(d) Hospital statistics and Sibyl's statistics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tanner say Sibyl forced Charlotte to do?

2. What word caught Connie's eye when she was in a conference room at Hastings' place of business?

3. How does the Danforth family react to the release of the autopsy report?

4. What month did Sibyl's trial begin?

5. Where was the arch of blood supposed to have been coming from?

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