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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Connie see on her mother's desk after returning home late one night?
(a) Sibyl's written confession.
(b) Her mother's private notebook.
(c) A picture of Charlotte.
(d) A letter from Hastings to Sibyl.

4. How does the Danforth family react to the release of the autopsy report?
(a) Their hopes dropped.
(b) They became more confident.
(c) They considered running away.
(d) They were thrilled.

5. What is the name of the investigator Stephen Hastings hired?
(a) Bill Tanner.
(b) Patty Dunlevy.
(c) Tom Corts.
(d) Asa Bedford.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his opening remarks, what did Hastings use to compare home births to hospital births.

2. What happened during the first few days in court?

3. When did Hastings' opening remarks begin?

4. What did the medical examiner say was Charlotte's cause of death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sibyl sew up Charlotte's abdomen after the baby was delivered?

2. Why was Hastings' winning of a motion to review Charlotte's medical records important?

3. What was significant about the manner in which Sibyl stitched Charlotte's body?

4. Why did Tanner depict Charlotte as a frail woman?

5. Why did Connie's reading the journal show the reader that her relationship with Sibyl had changed?

6. What did Hastings say about home births to make his point about their safety relative to hospital births?

7. Why did Hastings want a jury full of older women?

8. Why did Sibyl refuse to accept any possible settlements that might be offered?

9. Why did Hastings involve blood evidence and home birth experts before Sibyl was even charged?

10. What was Connie's reaction to seeing the word "vagal" written on a conference room board at Hastings' place of business?

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