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

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

3. With fog as thick as it was on the night that Carl Heine died, it was easy to
(a) Become lost for days
(b) Scoop up lots of salmon
(c) Bump into other boats
(d) Become totally disoriented

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Kabuo and Carl make a deal for the seven acres, and seal it with

3. At the trial, Susan Marie's demeanor inspires

4. Ishmael does not feel his mother can understand his

5. Nels Gundersson gets Dr. Whitman to admit that the blood on the gaff is likely from

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What scenario has prosecutor, Alvin Hooks, cooked up to try to bolster his case against Kabuo?

4. Describe Ishmael's experience as he views the devastation from the storm, the sunken docks and ravaged town. What does it mean?

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

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

7. What effect does the power outage have on the ambiance in the courtroom?

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

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