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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. Did island fishermen go aboard one another's boats out in the water?

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

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

4. Alvin Hooks' inappropriate behavior brings to the jury's attention

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is peculiar about islanders and their relationships?

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

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

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

8. Why did Kabuo and Hatsue not inform the Sheriff of what they said really happened on the night of Carl Heine's death?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Review Hatsue's childhood in this book and join the Imada family in your imagination. Write an essay about the Imadas' lifestyle and determine whether it is one that you could tolerate or not. Were there certain choices made by the Imadas that made life more difficult for them, or were they totally at the mercy of their circumstances? What about their lives is pleasant, and what is not?

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

Take a position and write an essay on the following: Is the U.S. government paying proper and sufficient attention to the psychological effects on soldiers returning from war? Support your answers with research and facts.

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