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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. Huguet says in Chapter 3 that it took how many hours for her post-rape examination to be conducted?

2. For how many minutes did the conversation last between Detective Brueckner and Kaitlyn Kelly?

3. Community Hospital sent Huguet to "the First Step Resource Center, the sexual-assault response unit at" (16) which hospital?

4. At what time of the morning did Kerry Barrett accept Zeke Adams's advice not to walk home alone?

5. In Chapter 2, it is revealed that Beau Donaldson and Allison Huguet had been friends since what grade in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action did Detective Merifield promise to take in regards to Kerry Barrett's complaint against Zeke Adams?

2. What evidence of violent sexual assault was present at the scene of Calvin Smith's assault of Kaitlyn Kelly?

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

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

5. For what reason does Krakauer make allusions to Raymond Carver and A River Runs Through It in Chapter 1?

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

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

8. How did Gwen Florio's work factor into Allison Huguet's decision-making process about whether to prosecute Beau Donaldson?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Krakauer's choice to tell the story of Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town using the first person point-of-view at many points within the text. What elements of the book's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Krakauer’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of courage portrayed in Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town? Examine Krakauer's treatment of and messages regarding courage throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of trauma treated within Krakauer's work of nonfiction and how does the topic's treatment relate to one of the book's depicted messages?

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