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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. During what month did the Danforth's wait to learn what the charges against Sibyl would be?

2. What did Hastings say, in his opening remarks, Sibyl was able to do on the day of Charlotte's death?

3. Who did the state call as their first witness?

4. How does the Danforth family react to the release of the autopsy report?

5. In Chapter 14, what did Sibyl and Rand decide to allow Connie to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was it important for the prosecution to make the point that Anne was an enthusiastic student who did not believe in interfering with birth unless absolutely necessary?

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

4. How did Anne's testimony make the jury begin to see Charlotte as a real person?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Hastings' cross-examination of the midwife turned Ob-Gyn important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Connie's career choice controversial? Why did some people think her choice was a slap in the face for Sibyl? What does Connie hope to accomplish as a medical professional?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss symbolism in Midwives. What symbols are present in the novel? What does each stand for?

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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