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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the profession of the person who testified that Charlotte's medical history should have prevented her from participating in a home birth?
(a) Medical examiner.
(b) Midwife.
(c) Nurse-midwife.
(d) Midwife turned Ob-Gyn.

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

4. What word caught Connie's eye when she was in a conference room at Hastings' place of business?
(a) Hemmorhage.
(b) Vagal.
(c) Aneurism.
(d) Murder.

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

6. What kind of student was Anne Austin described as?
(a) Poor.
(b) Good, but timid.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Quiet and withdrawn.

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

8. What was the group on the courthouse steps doing when the Danforths arrived?
(a) Taking pictures.
(b) Protesting.
(c) Waiting to interview Sibyl.
(d) Supporting Charlotte's family.

9. What did the state's first witness describe for the jury?
(a) Asa's hysterical rage on the night of Charlotte's death.
(b) The state of the infant upon his arrival at the Bedford home.
(c) The bloody scene in the Bedford's bedroom.
(d) The storm on the night of Charlotte's death.

10. 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.

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

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

13. Who reviewed Charlotte's medical records with Hastings?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Cheryl.
(c) Asa.
(d) Patty.

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

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) Hospital statistics and Sibyl's statistics.
(d) Only the hospital statistics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hastings get the nurse-midwife who testified to admit in his cross-examination of her?

2. What did the medical examiner say he believed happened during Charlotte's labor?

3. What month did Sibyl's trial begin?

4. What did Connie discover her father was doing before the trial began?

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

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