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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 evening after Donaldson's sentence was handed down, which person texted Huguet to report that a four-year struggle with anxiety had just come to an end?
(a) Hillary McLaughlin.
(b) Kaitlyn Kelly.
(c) Keely Williams.
(d) Sam Erschler.

2. On what date was Cecilia Washburn raped by Jordan Johnson, according to her allegations?
(a) Febuary 4, 2012.
(b) June 6, 2012.
(c) April 13, 2012.
(d) March 8, 2012.

3. Which newspaper is focused on within Chapter 11 of Part Four: Unwanted Attention?
(a) The Butte Gazette.
(b) The Philadelphia Herald.
(c) The Missoulian.
(d) The New York Times.

4. What weapon does Washburn use in a simile to describe the feeling of realizing that she was being raped?
(a) A tire iron.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pistol.

5. For how many years did Pabst work as a prosecutor before she entered private practice as a defense attorney?
(a) 17.
(b) 6.
(c) 25.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Donaldson do in the courtroom when Judge Townsend read his sentence of 30 years in prison with 20 years suspended?

2. Dr. Robert Page, the psychologist hired by the defense to evaluate Donaldson, admitted that Donaldson took what action during his examinations?

3. What is the maximum number of years allotted to someone convicted of rape in the state of Montana?

4. Chapter 19 begins with Donaldson's defense team calling its first witness, Bob Eustace, who was acquainted with the victim and perpetrator in what way?

5. The person named Joanne Fargo who answered Krakauer's questions in Chapter 28 was related to the Jordan Johnson trial in what way?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the main findings of the Barz Report?

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

4. 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?

5. What aspect of Donaldson's sentence was Huguet especially adamant about getting in place?

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

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

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

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

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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