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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. The best argument against the prosecution is that
(a) Kabuo's desire for farming was not that strong
(b) Kabuo is not capable of committing a crime
(c) Kabuo fought for the US in the war
(d) Kabuo was accused because he is Japanese

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

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

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

5. Ishmael goes to the Coast Guard station intending to look at
(a) Storm related accident reports
(b) Shipping accident reports
(c) Fog related shipping accidents
(d) Old storm records and reports

Short Answer Questions

1. Before he set out to fish, Kabuo put his hand on the water and

2. Hatsue hoped that having children would help Kabuo

3. After the jury is excused, Ishmael contemplates his

4. the author describes Nels Gundersson as having

5. Fisherman leapfrogging one another's nets are said to be

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that keeps Alexander Van Ness from agreeing to convict Kabuo Miyamoto?

2. Why does Ishmael not take his information from the coast guard directly to Judge Fielding as he figures he father would have done?

3. Nels Gudmundsson makes a fascinating statement about Hooks' tactics with regard to racism. Discuss this.

4. What is the reason for Art Moran's visit to Judge Lew Fielding in this chapter?

5. Hooks makes a significant misjudgment in his closing argument as he paints a scenario of Kabuo luring Carl Heine in by faking an emergency. Discuss his mistakes.

6. Why does Ishmael make a racial slur when Hatsue expresses sympathy for the loss of his arm?

7. 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.

8. Describe what Ishmael discovered in the Coast Guard radioman's notes.

9. What is Alvin Hooks' motivation in trying to convict Kabuo? How would winning the case benefit Nels Gudmundsson?

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

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