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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. Judge Fielding acknowledges that Etta Heine is
(a) A hateful woman
(b) A dishonest person
(c) Slightly crazy
(d) A racist
2. Nels Gundersson at 79, feels as though he
(a) Is still a young man
(b) Could still have a good sex life
(c) Is a wise and strong old man
(d) Has been betrayed by his body
3. Kabuo visited Carl Heine to discuss buying back his family's property
(a) Five days after Carl bought the property
(b) The day after Carl gave Ole Jurgensen earnest money
(c) The day the sign went up on the property
(d) Before Carl bought the property from Ole
4. The jurors cannot convict the defendant if there remains in their minds
(a) Any anger toward the defendant
(b) A premeditated decision
(c) A reasonable doubt
(d) A prejudice against Japanese
5. 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
Short Answer Questions
1. After the war Hatsue learned to live with
2. The search warrant was to allow the Sheriff to search Kabuo's boat for
3. Ole Jurgensen told Art that Kabuo had left his home
4. Reviewing the errands he must run due to the storm, Ishmael plans to
5. Mr. Van Ness feels that Alvin Hooks' rendition of the murder is
Short Essay Questions
1. What scenario has prosecutor, Alvin Hooks, cooked up to try to bolster his case against Kabuo?
2. What does Guterson mean when he says that, "...the prosecutor, knew well the value of a Susan Marie Heine."
3. Why does Ishmael not take his information from the coast guard directly to Judge Fielding as he figures he father would have done?
4. What is it that keeps Alexander Van Ness from agreeing to convict Kabuo Miyamoto?
5. What is the irony behind the power failure in the middle of this trial?
6. Why did Kabuo and Hatsue not inform the Sheriff of what they said really happened on the night of Carl Heine's death?
7. How does the author foreshadow a turn of events in the trial?
8. Why does the author refer more than once to the smell of snow?
9. Why does Guterman get so graphic about the sex lives of Carl and Susan Marie Heine?
10. What is peculiar about islanders and their relationships?
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