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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hatsue testifies that after Kabuo's initial meeting with Carl Heine, Jr., Kabuo was
(a) Angry
(b) Hopeful
(c) Afraid
(d) Disappointed

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

4. As a husband, Carl Heine, Jr. was
(a) Indifferent
(b) Cold and distant
(c) Gentle and dependable
(d) Somewhat abusive

5. Nels Gudmundsson makes the point that Susan Marie has offered evidence that
(a) Is entirely hearsay
(b) Is only speculation
(c) Bears further examination
(d) Is useless

Short Answer Questions

1. the author describes Nels Gundersson as having

2. Evidence that will turn the case completely around is found by the Sheriff

3. Gillanders speculates that Kabuo could not have

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

5. Mr. Van Ness feels that Alvin Hooks' rendition of the murder is

Short Essay Questions

1. What finally inspires Ishmael to take the Coast Guard report to Hatsue?

2. Explain how Carl's blood ended up on the handle of Kabuo's fishing gaff.

3. How does the author foreshadow a turn of events in the trial?

4. Things are looking grim for Kabuo Miyamoto. Why does the fishing gaff appear to be the perfect weapon for Kabuo to have used to murder Carl Heine, Jr.

5. What, ultimately, could have been Carl Heine's greatest failing, according to Ishmael?

6. What new information does Hatsue provide that sheds a new light on the incident involving Carl Heine?

7. Why do you think Ishmael does not tell his mother about the records he found at the Coast Guard office?

8. Does Sergeant Maples have any personal motives for seeming to incriminate Kabuo in his testimony?

9. Why does the author refer more than once to the smell of snow?

10. Learning that Carl has kept Kabuo's fishing rod all these years suggests that Kabuo might be telling the truth? Explain this.

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