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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. Krakauer writes that "When an individual is raped in this country," the "rapist gets away with the crime" what "percent of the time" (110)?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 70.
(d) 90.

2. In which month of 2011 did Zeke Adams attempt to rape Kerry Barrett?
(a) September.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) October.

3. In what periodical did the epigraph of Part Two: Before the Law Sits a Gatekeeper originally appear?
(a) Vogue.
(b) The Atlantic.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Interview.

4. In Chapter 8, Krakauer reports that which rape victim had a hard time telling her parents about her assault?
(a) Huguet.
(b) Washburn.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Natasha.

5. What sort of media appear on the last few pages of Chapter 5?
(a) Emails.
(b) Internet forum posts.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Text messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years did Kirsten Pabst work as "the supervisor of the sexual-assault division at the Missoula County Attorney's Office" (86)?

2. How many days after Kelly's sexual assault did she report the crime to the university police?

3. Donaldson and Huguet graduated from which high school in the same year?

4. Allison told Donaldson the day after he raped her that she "would probably" take what action "if this ever happened to another girl and I didn't say something to the police" (23)?

5. Florio interviewed Pabst about her reasons for declining to prosecute which accused rapist?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the epigraph of the text support its claim that "Rape is unique" (ix)?

2. Discuss acquaintance rape versus stranger rape, using statistics from the book to back up your points.

3. What event ultimately caused Huguet to take action against Donaldson?

4. How were Beau Donaldson and Allison Heuget acquainted before he sexually assaulted her on the night of September 24, 2010?

5. Who is Gwen Florio and what role did she have in the so-called "Missoula rape scandal" (34)?

6. From whom did Huguet receive a phone call a week after she was raped, letting her know that Donaldson did not intend to keep his end of their bargain?

7. How did Kaitlyn Kelly's father react to her revelation that she was sexually assaulted by Calvin Smith?

8. What is the symbolism of the bell metaphor Pabst uses to deflect criticism in an article written by Gwen Florio?

9. What three conditions did Huguet require from Donaldson in return for her promise not to go to the police?

10. Discuss an instance in the text when a survivor of sexual assault highlights the irony in her own situation in order to illustrate a point.

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