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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. The epigraph of Part Four: Scales of Justice states that which two elements constitute "the perpetrator's first line of defense" (189)?
(a) Manipulation and guilt.
(b) Guilt and shame.
(c) Misogyny and violence.
(d) Secrecy and silence.

2. When Datsopoulos asked Huguet on the stand whether Donaldson had a "good mind," (203) she replied that Donaldson had what kind of mind?
(a) Sick.
(b) Good.
(c) Sound.
(d) Delusional.

3. Bob Eustace angered Judge Townsend by refusing to answer whether Donaldson should receive which punishment?
(a) Probation.
(b) Suspension from the football team.
(c) Prison time.
(d) Fines.

4. Paoli referred in his closing arguments to which expert's testimony that dispelled myths about rape?
(a) Dr. Lisak.
(b) Dr. Miller.
(c) Dr. Mitchell.
(d) Dr. Jones.

5. Chapter 27 states that the final two witnesses in the trial of Jordan Johnson testified on what date in 2013?
(a) April 30.
(b) March 6.
(c) February 28.
(d) January 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Krakauer discusses in Chapter 23 that "In the adversarial system, it's more important to follow legal procedure than to" (242) take what action?

2. By whom was the letter signed that was sent to Johnson on March 27, 2012?

3. What term did Huguet's mother Beth use in court to describe Donaldson's rape of Allison after years of friendship?

4. What did Jordan Johnson tell Cecilia Washburn as he violently raped her in 2012 in her own bedroom?

5. Which reporter's words are used in the epigraph for Part Three: Unwanted Attention?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose testimony opens Chapter 19 and how did Allison Huguet react to that testimony?

2. For what reason did Washburn initially decide not to go to the Missoula Police while opting for a different action instead?

3. What event occurs that makes it impossible for Huguet "to keep her emotions under control" (168)?

4. Who is Dr. David Lisak and what insights did he provide during the Jordan Johnson trial?

5. Who is Sharon Mortimer and what information did she inadvertently reveal?

6. What main symptom of trauma did Stephen Green report seeing in his friend Cecilia Washburn in the aftermath of her rape?

7. What action did Cecilia Washburn decide to take after being counseled about her four options by the staff at First Step?

8. How did Paoli portray Dr. David Lisak in his closing arguments and why?

9. How did Hillary McLaughlin describe her assault at the hands of Beau Donaldson?

10. How did Beth Huguet respond to Milt Datsopoulos's cross-examination about whether Beau had ever physically hurt Allison in the past?

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