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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the third day of the trial, Nels Gudmundsson has
(a) A terrible headache
(b) Not had a good night
(c) A case of the flu
(d) A respiratory problem

2. Ishmael had always pretended that his visits to his mother's home
(a) Were just a duty
(b) Were for her benefit
(c) Were just habit
(d) Were without strings

3. Why didn't Kabuo remember getting an extra battery before he went fishing on the morning of his arrest?
(a) It was a detail he wanted to forget
(b) It was three months ago
(c) It didn't fit with his story
(d) It did not seem relevant

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

5. Sitting at the Coast Guard office Ishmael's thoughts go back to
(a) Earlier encounters with Hatsue after the war
(b) His childhood days with Hatsue
(c) Hid parents and their relationship
(d) His encounters with Carl Heine

6. Nels Gundersson at 79, feels as though he
(a) Has been betrayed by his body
(b) Is a wise and strong old man
(c) Could still have a good sex life
(d) Is still a young man

7. Helen Chambers suggests that Ishmael
(a) Move back in with her
(b) Write a strong editorial about prejudice
(c) Not involve himself in the trial
(d) Move away and find a job

8. the author describes Nels Gundersson as having
(a) A degree of Alzheimers
(b) A bold demeanor
(c) A depth of light in his good eye
(d) A terminal condition

9. Outside, as the snowfall diminishes, Ishmael notices
(a) The blind chaos in the world
(b) Things remain the same
(c) How bright the sun has become
(d) The debris and mess from the wind

10. Kabuo Miyamoto had not told the truth about helping Carl Heine to anyone but
(a) His attorney
(b) His wife
(c) His mother
(d) The Sheriff

11. Susan Marie understands that Carl Heine needed
(a) Time to himself
(b) A large strawberry crop
(c) A lot of space
(d) A boat to escape in

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

13. Nels Gundersson gets Dr. Whitman to admit that the blood on the gaff is likely from
(a) Kabuo Miyamoto's hand
(b) The head of Carl Heine
(c) The wound to Carl Heine's hand
(d) The salmon Carl caught

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ishmael's primary goal for this day is to

2. Ishmael does not feel his mother can understand his

3. Ishmael's mother, Helen Chambers, is

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

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

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