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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. At the trial, Susan Marie's demeanor inspires
(a) Sympathy in the courtroom
(b) Doubt in the jury
(c) Suspicion in the courtroom
(d) Anger in the courtroom

2. Carl and Susan Marie live in a
(a) Ramshackle cabin
(b) Beautiful house
(c) Convenience apartment
(d) Fishing cabin

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

4. Hatsue testifies that the morning of Carl Heine's death, Kabuo came home
(a) Excited about getting his land back
(b) Happy he had been able to help Carl
(c) Worried that Carl had not come home yet
(d) Anxious to get his money from the bank

5. The best argument against the prosecution is that
(a) Kabuo was accused because he is Japanese
(b) Kabuo fought for the US in the war
(c) Kabuo is not capable of committing a crime
(d) Kabuo's desire for farming was not that strong

Short Answer Questions

1. When recess is called, Judge Fielding asks

2. Arthur Chambers was an organized man who

3. Kabuo Miyamoto wants to be a fisherman

4. The search warrant was to allow the Sheriff to search Kabuo's boat for

5. Gillanders speculates that Kabuo could not have

Short Essay Questions

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

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 Alvin Hooks' motivation in trying to convict Kabuo? How would winning the case benefit Nels Gudmundsson?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the reason for Art Moran's visit to Judge Lew Fielding in this chapter?

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

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