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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the midwife turned Ob-Gyn say Sibyl had successfully treated for Charlotte during her pregnancy?
(a) High blood pressure.
(b) Low blood sugar.
(c) Anemia.
(d) Morning sickness.

5. What did Tanner say Sibyl forced Charlotte to do?
(a) Push too long.
(b) Take the wrong medication.
(c) Hire her.
(d) Send Asa from the room.

6. What did the medical examiner say he believed happened during Charlotte's labor?
(a) She vagaled.
(b) She simply fainted.
(c) She had a heart attack.
(d) She had a stroke.

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

8. When did Tanner's opening remarks end?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) Shortly before dinner.
(c) Just before lunch.
(d) Late in the evening.

9. What reason did Stephen give for Asa's inability to see an arch of blood?
(a) Sibyl made him leave the room.
(b) Anne blocked his view.
(c) He was across the room by the windows.
(d) His eyesight was too poor.

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

11. What charge did Hastings warn the Danforth's the state could charge Sibyl with?
(a) Second-degree murder.
(b) Negligent homicide.
(c) First-degree murder.
(d) Pre-meditated murder.

12. 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.

13. Where was the arch of blood supposed to have been coming from?
(a) Charlotte's vaginal area.
(b) Charlotte's nostrils.
(c) Charlotte's abdomen.
(d) A cut in Sibyl's hand.

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

15. What did the state trooper say he saw in the Bedford's sink?
(a) A great deal of blood.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A bloody pillow.
(d) The knife Sibyl used for the C-section.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the state call as their first witness?

2. What did Tanner say about home births in his opening remarks?

3. What charge did Hastings hope for after it was determined that Sibyl would be charged?

4. How did Hastings gain access to Charlotte's medical records?

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

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