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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Kabuo remember getting an extra battery before he went fishing on the morning of his arrest?

2. Hatsue feels that the coffee cup found on the deck of Carl's boat indicates

3. Ishmael's speech to his mother about Kabuo includes a great deal of

4. Hatsue testifies that the morning of Carl Heine's death, Kabuo came home

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Learning that Carl has kept Kabuo's fishing rod all these years suggests that Kabuo might be telling the truth? Explain this.

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. Why does Guterman get so graphic about the sex lives of Carl and Susan Marie Heine?

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

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

9. What is peculiar about islanders and their relationships?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cedar trees are some of the most magical, aromatic trees on earth. Research cedars and report on where they thrive, their size and environment, their uses and their native habitats. Include photos and, if you live near cedars, a small frond of the fragrant tree. Include any threats to cedars, as well as what conditions make them thrive. Let your imagination help you better understand the atmosphere in the hollow cedar tree, and write about that, as well.

Essay Topic 2

Roosevelt swiftly and effectively reacted to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Do a research essay and write about Roosevelt and his response to the Japanese, what followed and the eventual result. Did Roosevelt have a high popularity rating in America at this time. Did he handle the war effectively and in the best way possible? Take a position.

Essay Topic 3

Where in our country is the largest concentration of strawberry farming? Research and write an essay on strawberry farming in America. What is the perfect climate and soil for strawberry farming? Is the farming still primarily done by workers of a different nationality? What is the percentage of strawberries that are imported into our country compared with what we grow domestically?

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