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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sibyl have her first experience with childbirth?

2. How long did Sibyl attend college before quitting?

3. How old was Connie when Charlotte's family moved in?

4. After going out to warm up her car, what did Sibyl discover when she returned to Charlotte's room?

5. Where did Charlotte experience pain during labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stephen Hastings describe Charlotte's death?

2. How did Rand feel about Sibyl's profession and why did he feel that way?

3. What effect did Sibyl's job have on Connie and Rand's relationship?

4. Why was Anne's claim that Charlotte bled in an arch when Sibyl cut into her significant?

5. Why did the men at the party go on foot to find a telephone when the woman went into labor?

6. Why did Sibyl agree to give the police officer who came to the Danforth home a statement without a lawyer present?

7. Why did Connie spend a lot of her time riding her best friend's horse?

8. Why was Connie able to go looking for Tom Cort on the afternoon he first kissed her?

9. What was Connie's first experience with childbirth?

10. Why was Connie so upset when the jury returned to the courtroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Hastings' relationship with Sibyl like? What does he do that reveals he has stronger feelings for Sibyl? Why are his feelings toward Sibyl important? How do they affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What is Hastings' defense of Sibyl like? What tactics does he use? Which methods seem effective, and which do not? Why did Connie have such a strong reaction to the word "vagal"? How was it important in Sibyl's trial?

Essay Topic 3

How are the other midwives affected by Sibyl's trial? How did they react? What did they stand to lose if Sibyl was convicted?

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