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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. What particular lie told by Pabst does Krakauer prove she knowingly told during her opening argument in the case against Jordan Johnson?
(a) That he had never raped anyone.
(b) That he had a history of volunteerism.
(c) That he had never been to downtown Missoula at night.
(d) That he had called after the rape to apologize.

2. Dr. David Lisak was the second witness called by the prosecution in Jordan Johnson's case. Lisak is "considered to be one of the nation's foremost experts on" (252) what?
(a) Sexual assault.
(b) PTSD.
(c) Domestic violence.
(d) Acquaintance rape.

3. In what year of college was McLaughlin when Donaldson tried to rape her?
(a) Senior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Junior.
(d) Freshman.

4. How long after the criminal charge was filed against Jordan Johnson did it become clear the Kirsten Pabst had joined his defense team?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

5. Who took Washburn to the First Step Resource Center when she confessed that she had been raped?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her roommate.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. As revealed in Chapter 21, how many months before Donaldson's sentencing did Cecilia Washburn report being raped by Jordan Johnson?

2. In what month of 2012 did the UM president Royce Engstrom organize a public form to address "the rash of sexual assaults" (128) at his institution?

3. On what date in 2012 did Washburn report Johnson's sexual assault to the Missoula Police Department?

4. As depicted in Chapter 28, the jury in Jordan Johnson's case deliberated for about how many hours before delivering a verdict?

5. What percentage of the sexual assault cases reported to the Missoula Police Department were prosecuted during Pabst's final four years in office?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Krakauer explains some of the methods David Paoli used once he took on Johnson's case?

2. What reason did Kirsten Pabst give the Missoulian reporter Gwen Florio for her decision to leave the Missoula County Attorney's Office in March 2012 and how did it contrast with her actions on August 7, 2012?

3. In what way does the epigraph included prior to Part Four: Scales of Justice depict the dual themes of secrecy and silence?

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

5. What sentence did Beau Donaldson receive after he pled guilty to raping Allison Huguet?

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

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

8. For what reason did Hillary McLaughlin contact Allison Huguet on the night when Donaldson was taken to prison?

9. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality arise within the epigraph Krakauer includes with Part Three: Unwanted Attention?

10. What is the symbolism of the watch left behind by Jordan Johnson, as described in Dean Couture's letter sent on March 27, 2012?

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