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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. How long after Washburn's examination at the First Step Resource Center did Washburn report Jordan Johnson's rape to the UM Dean of Students Charles Couture?

2. How many of McLaughlin's friends broke the door down in order to save her from being raped by Donaldson?

3. Who testified that it is easier for a victim of rape to heal if "the victim feels that there has been some retribution or punishment" (214)?

4. Krakauer asserts that Donaldson told his friends and family that he and Huguet had engaged in sexual activity how many times before the incident that led to his conviction?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What three elements did Datsopoulos name in his closing statement at the sentencing hearing when discussing the punishment Donaldson had already received?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Krakauer go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?

Essay Topic 2

How does Krakauer use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Krakauer’s use of characterization methods to portray real people. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?

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