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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Regarding his meeting with Kabuo, Susan Marie testifies that her husband
(a) Made a hasty decision
(b) Did not say no to Kabuo about the property
(c) Wanted to hold on to what he had
(d) Needed to ask his mother about it

2. Gillanders speculates that Kabuo could not have
(a) Made a forced boarding
(b) Forced Carl to head back to shore
(c) Pulled up his own nets
(d) Forced Carl to board his boat

3. After the jury is excused, Ishmael contemplates his
(a) Decision not to give Soames the report
(b) Prejudice against all Japanese
(c) Ongoing desire for Hatsue
(d) Plan to make sure Kabuo is convicted

4. To accommodate ships in heavy fog, the Coast Guard had installed
(a) Radar whistle blast buoys
(b) Flashing warning lights all along the beach
(c) Louder and more effective foghorns
(d) Sounding boards along the beaches

5. Hatsue feels that the coffee cup found on the deck of Carl's boat indicates
(a) There was a fight in the cabin
(b) Carl was angry about something
(c) Something rocked the boat and knocked it down
(d) Carl was on another of his caffeine binges

6. As they leave court, Nels Gudmundsson mentions to Ishmael
(a) That he knew about Ishmael and Hatsue
(b) They should pray for Ishmael's mother
(c) What an admirable man he was
(d) How much he liked Ishmael's father

7. Kabuo Miyamoto wants to be a fisherman
(a) For the rest of his life
(b) Only until Ole sells his farm
(c) Only for one more year
(d) Until he becomes wealthy

8. Ishmael's primary goal for this day is to
(a) Find a safe, warm haven
(b) Get Thursday's paper printed
(c) Get his power back on
(d) Keep his arm warm

9. Ishmael feels that accidental occurrences on the island
(a) Gain the upper hand in the islanders' view
(b) Are the focus of only a few citizens
(c) Are the norm for the islanders
(d) Bring a sense of indifference to the people

10. The search warrant was to allow the Sheriff to search Kabuo's boat for
(a) A murder weapon
(b) A new battery
(c) A kendo stick
(d) A letter

11. Hatsue guesses that Ishmael knew earlier about the freighter
(a) And was planning to hold onto it until Kabuo was convicted
(b) And did not want Hatsue to know about it
(c) But needed time to decide what to do
(d) And hoped to keep the information secret

12. Before he set out to fish, Kabuo put his hand on the water and
(a) Scared away a gull
(b) Measured its coldness
(c) Cooled his green tea
(d) Prayed for luck and safety

13. Kabuo is arrested due to the
(a) Discovery of a gaff with a bloody handle
(b) Attitude he has taken toward the Sheriff
(c) Lie about the new mooring line
(d) Lack of resistance he has shown

14. Josiah Gillanders, for thirty years has been
(a) A retired fisherman
(b) An island gill-netter
(c) The town drunk
(d) An experienced clammer

15. Carl and Susan Marie live in a
(a) Fishing cabin
(b) Ramshackle cabin
(c) Beautiful house
(d) Convenience apartment

Short Answer Questions

1. Reviewing the errands he must run due to the storm, Ishmael plans to

2. Ishmael describes Kabuo's demeanor at trial as

3. The jurors cannot convict the defendant if there remains in their minds

4. Why didn't Kabuo remember getting an extra battery before he went fishing on the morning of his arrest?

5. Nels Gundersson at 79, feels as though he

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