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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. Ishmael's father felt the islanders were forced
(a) Stay on the island where they were born
(b) To fish or farm, one or the other
(c) To forego an education to survive
(d) To keep their feelings suppressed

2. Alex Van Ness is
(a) An old fisherman watching the trial
(b) A college friend of Ishmael's
(c) An old friend of the Miaymotos'
(d) The juror holding up the jury's decision

3. Ishmael Chambers suffers from
(a) Low self-esteem
(b) Phantom limb pain
(c) A prostate condition
(d) Denervation of the limb

4. Arthur Chambers was an organized man who
(a) Skipped an education
(b) Never learned craftsmanship
(c) Disliked his job
(d) Led a busy and productive life

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The jurors cannot convict the defendant if there remains in their minds

4. With fog as thick as it was on the night that Carl Heine died, it was easy to

5. Hatsue guesses that Ishmael knew earlier about the freighter

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is peculiar about islanders and their relationships?

4. What is the irony behind the power failure in the middle of this trial?

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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?

10. Explain how Carl's blood ended up on the handle of Kabuo's fishing gaff.

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