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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. Giving the Imadas a ride home in the snow, Ishmael learns that

3. Gillanders speculates that Kabuo could not have

4. Nels Gudmundsson includes in his closing argument an insight into

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What is peculiar about islanders and their relationships?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Carl Heine's accident is one that the Coast Guard missed entirely. Research historical Coast Guard rescues, and summarize their stories. What is the biggest challenge for the Coast Guard, and how have they dealt with obstacles that confront them? Wrap up your essay with a critical review of the coast guard, and determine whether they are an important branch of the military or whether they are just a lookout crew.

Essay Topic 3

Check out the state of the salmon fishing industry and whether it is thriving or diminishing in the Pacific Northwest. Provide your reader with information regarding the ecological conditions that are required for salmon to thrive, and whether these have changed or improved over the past several decades. In addition, determine salmon's nutritional value, its importance in the human diet and in the diets of its predators.

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