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

2. Ole Jurgensen told Art that Kabuo had left his home
(a) Hopping mad
(b) On a mission
(c) Sad and distraught
(d) With indifference

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

4. Helen Chambers reminds Ishmael to remember all the facts so that he can
(a) Stand up to the Imadas when the time comes
(b) Keep himself fair and balanced
(c) Allow Kabuo the dignity of a good defense
(d) Give Kabuo a break for being a soldier

5. Ishmael learns that the seamen who were on duty the night of Carl's death
(a) Were lost in the storm
(b) Have been transferred
(c) Were fired by the coast guard
(d) Are now working in Canada

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Carl Heine, Jr. die?

2. On the third day of the trial, Nels Gudmundsson has

3. Kabuo Miyamoto's demeanor as he looks out at the snow makes the jurors think that

4. Nels Gudmundsson makes the point that Susan Marie has offered evidence that

5. Just as the Sheriff appeared with a search warrant, Kabuo had

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is peculiar about islanders and their relationships?

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

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

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

8. The idea of inclement weather has been woven throughout the story, including the heavy snowfall that has caused problems during the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto. What inspires Ishmael's decision to check with the coast guard about weather conditions at the time of Carl Heine's demise?

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

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

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