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

2. What was Sibyl instructed not to do as part of her bail agreement?
(a) Practice midwifery.
(b) Speak with Asa Bedford.
(c) Leave her home.
(d) Talk to her family about the case.

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

4. During what month did the Danforth's wait to learn what the charges against Sibyl would be?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) August.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name given to the baby Sibyl delivered from Charlotte's womb?

3. What did the medical examiner say he found in Charlotte's abdomen?

4. What did Hastings say about home births in his opening statement?

5. What did the state's first witness describe for the jury?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sibyl and Rand allow Connie to attend the trial?

2. Why did Connie seem concerned about the relationship between Sibyl and Hastings?

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

4. Why did Hastings say that Asa could not possibly have seen the blood arch coming from Charlotte's abdomen?

5. Why did many of Sibyl's clients attend the trial with their infants?

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

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

8. What realization did Connie come to while she was watching the goings on in the court during the jury selection?

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

10. Why did Connie continue to read other entries in Sibyl's journal after reading the one she found the notebook opened to?

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