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

2. Judge Fielding acknowledges that Etta Heine is
(a) A dishonest person
(b) Slightly crazy
(c) A hateful woman
(d) A racist

3. Nels Gudmundsson includes in his closing argument an insight into
(a) How injustice is passed through generations
(b) How fog makes everything distorted
(c) How old age makes one mellower
(d) How different things are when death is near

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hatsue testifies that after Kabuo's initial meeting with Carl Heine, Jr., Kabuo was

2. Jury instructions from the trial judge are intended to

3. In Kabuo's case, the jurors can only consider first degree murder or

4. Hatsue hoped that having children would help Kabuo

5. Sitting at the Coast Guard office Ishmael's thoughts go back to

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Kabuo and Hatsue not inform the Sheriff of what they said really happened on the night of Carl Heine's death?

3. Although things are looking a little better for Kabuo, his story is once again compromised by a question from Alvin Hooks. Explain how he damages his testimony in this chapter.

4. What does Guterson mean when he says that, "...the prosecutor, knew well the value of a Susan Marie Heine."

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Moran suspect the blow to Carl Heine's head was from a kendo stick?

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