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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. Nels Gudmundsson makes the point that Susan Marie has offered evidence that
(a) Is only speculation
(b) Is entirely hearsay
(c) Is useless
(d) Bears further examination

2. Ishmael allows himself to remember
(a) His childhood angst
(b) Other winter storms
(c) His father's character and values
(d) His baseball cards

3. 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

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

5. Ishmael goes to the Coast Guard station intending to look at
(a) Storm related accident reports
(b) Shipping accident reports
(c) Fog related shipping accidents
(d) Old storm records and reports

Short Answer Questions

1. Kabuo had felt he should be silent about events with Carl Heine

2. The persistent wind from this current storm makes the islanders

3. Ishmael learns that the seamen who were on duty the night of Carl's death

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

5. Susan Marie understands that Carl Heine needed

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. Nels Gudmundsson makes a fascinating statement about Hooks' tactics with regard to racism. Discuss this.

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

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

7. What is the glimmer of hope that comes from Susan Marie's testimony?

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

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

10. What is peculiar about islanders and their relationships?

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