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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the war Hatsue learned to live with
(a) Kabuo not wanting children
(b) Kabuo's impotence
(c) Her husband's sorrow and guilt
(d) Her husband's poor wages

2. Mr. Van Ness feels that Alvin Hooks' rendition of the murder is
(a) Far fetched but possible
(b) A lie of a racist
(c) A feasible scenario
(d) A stretch too far

3. Ishmael's father felt the islanders were forced
(a) To fish or farm, one or the other
(b) To keep their feelings suppressed
(c) Stay on the island where they were born
(d) To forego an education to survive

4. At the trial, Susan Marie's demeanor inspires
(a) Anger in the courtroom
(b) Doubt in the jury
(c) Suspicion in the courtroom
(d) Sympathy in the courtroom

5. Ishmael does not feel his mother can understand his
(a) Remorse for his actions
(b) Rage for Hatsue
(c) Prejudice against Japanese
(d) Emotional coldness

6. Giving the Imadas a ride home in the snow, Ishmael learns that
(a) Hatsue has moved to a different town
(b) Hatsue is staying with her family during the trial
(c) Hatsue and her children are in danger
(d) Hatsue is getting a divorce

7. Ishmael finds among the Coast Guard records for September 15 and 16 that
(a) The Corona heard Carl's fog warning
(b) A large ship cut through Carl Heine's fishing area
(c) The Corona hit Carl's fishing boat
(d) A large ship went off course toward anacortes

8. Judge Lew Fielding admits to the jury that hearsay, even in a criminal trial, is still
(a) Inadmissable
(b) A shady area
(c) Intolerable
(d) A crime

9. Dr. Whitman has done an examination of
(a) The fishing gaff
(b) Carl Heine's hand
(c) Susan marie's motives
(d) Kabuo's mental state

10. Alvin Hooks suggests that what really happened out at sea that night was that
(a) Kabuo forcefully boarded Carl's boat
(b) Kabuo tried to rob Carl Heine
(c) Kabuo trapped Carl in his net
(d) Kabuo lured Carl Heine to his boat

11. Ole Jurgensen told Art that Kabuo had left his home
(a) With indifference
(b) Hopping mad
(c) Sad and distraught
(d) On a mission

12. Why did Hatsue not notify the authorities about Kabuo's deal with Carl Heine, Jr.?
(a) It might look like Kabuo murdered Carl
(b) It would complicate the murder trial
(c) She did not want to upset Susan Marie
(d) She was afraid the deal would fall through

13. Sheriff Moran warns Ed Soames not to tell people
(a) About a search warrant
(b) That he is visiting the judge about the Heine case
(c) About what he heard regarding Carl's body
(d) That he had gone to see Susan Marie

14. When Ishmael begged Hatsue to hold him
(a) She holds him for just a few minutes
(b) She looks at him with disgust and pity
(c) She tells him again she does not love him
(d) She refuses to do so

15. In court, Judge Fielding appears to be
(a) Disinterested
(b) Stressed
(c) Slovenly
(d) Ill with a headache

Short Answer Questions

1. Ishmael goes to the Coast Guard station intending to look at

2. By pointing out his change of story, Alvin Hooks wants the jury to

3. Judge Fielding acknowledges that Etta Heine is

4. Ishmael had always pretended that his visits to his mother's home

5. When Hooks excuses Hatsue, she is prevented from

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