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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. McLaughlin told Detective Baker that Donaldson had tried to rape her in what year?

2. To what amount was Donaldson's bail lowered just before he posted bail to be released?

3. What is the last name of the man who originally took on Huguet's case as a prosecutor in the Missoula County Attorney's Office?

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

5. Huguet told Van Valkenburg on the stand that it was which action of Donaldson's at the Mo Club that convinced her to go to the police?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What insights did Joanne Fargo provide to Krakauer about the ages of the jurors in the Jordan Johnson trial?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does Krakauer send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Krakauer’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town.

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