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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Sibyl is arrested, what misdemeanor charge is brought against her?
(a) Dispensing pharmaceuticals without a license.
(b) Practicing medicine without a license.
(c) Purjury.
(d) Negligence.

4. What did the autopsy report reveal was the cause of Charlotte's death?
(a) Blood clot.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Hemorrhagic shock due to a C-section.
(d) Heart attack.

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

6. What charge was brought against Sibyl?
(a) First-degree murder.
(b) Second-degree murder.
(c) Pre-meditated murder.
(d) Manslaughter.

7. What did Sibyl try to do after delivering Charlotte's baby?
(a) Convince Asa to look at Charlotte.
(b) Revive Charlotte.
(c) Clean up the mess she had made.
(d) Call the police.

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

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

10. Who did the state call as their first witness?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) A state trooper.
(c) Anne.
(d) The medical examiner.

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

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

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

14. What kind of jury did Hastings want?
(a) One filled with young, childless women.
(b) One filled with pregnant women.
(c) One filled with understanding older women.
(d) One filled with fathers.

15. What month did Sibyl's trial begin?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Tanner's opening remarks end?

2. What did the jury do during Anne's testimony that made Connie uneasy?

3. What did Connie see on her mother's desk after returning home late one night?

4. Who was given the first chance to speak in Sibyl's trial?

5. What did Connie see when she dropped off Charlotte's medical records at Hastings' office?

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