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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Nichole get up the courthouse steps?
(a) She used crutches
(b) Her Daddy carried her
(c) A special stair lift
(d) An elevator

2. Who comes over to the Burnell household to talk about the lawsuit?
(a) Dolores Driscoll
(b) Mitch McCabe
(c) Bobby Ansel
(d) Wanda Otto

3. Which of the following does Mitchell not think parents in America have lost their children?
(a) TV
(b) Education
(c) Drugs
(d) Divorce

4. What is the dividing factor in Nichole's life?
(a) Her parents' divorce
(b) The accident
(c) Making the cheerleading squad
(d) Winning a beauty pageant

5. What does Mitchell think makes him a good attorney?
(a) Anger
(b) Sense of humor
(c) Education
(d) Intuition

6. Why does Nichole devise a plan over the summer?
(a) To run away from home
(b) To force Mr. Stephens to drop the lawsuit
(c) To learn to walk again
(d) To enter college early

7. Which of the following is not an organization Mitchell may decide to sue?
(a) The parents
(b) The town
(c) The state
(d) The school board

8. Why is Jenny apprehensive about her new bedroom?
(a) It is very tiny
(b) She will be alone
(c) It cost the family a lot of money
(d) It is upstairs

9. How old is the beauty queen injured in the bus crash?
(a) 16
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 18

10. In what way does Nichole think her life will be better in a wheelchair?
(a) She doesn't have to go out if she doesn't want to
(b) Her Daddy will leave her alone
(c) She can get lots of pity from people
(d) She can get special attention at restaurants

11. What room has been converted into Nichole's new bedroom?
(a) The family room
(b) The den
(c) The sun porch
(d) The back porch

12. How fast did Nichole say the bus was going?
(a) 55 mph
(b) 72 mph
(c) 65 mph
(d) 82 mph

13. According to Nichole, what did Dolores do when it started to snow?
(a) Swerved across the center line
(b) Turned on the wipers
(c) Turned around to take the kids home
(d) Pulled to the side of the road

14. What was Nichole's father's reaction to her statement on the witness stand?
(a) He ran out of the courtroom
(b) He hurled obscenities at her
(c) He jumped up and screamed
(d) He was in shock

15. What does Mitchell consider the beauty queen to be?
(a) A great publicity story
(b) In the wrong place at the wrong time
(c) Lucky to be alive
(d) The linchpin of his case

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Nichole returns home from the hospital?

2. Where had Nichole been sitting on the morning of the bus crash?

3. What first strikes Mitchell when he sees the town of Sam Dent?

4. What is the name of Mitchell's ex-wife?

5. How does Nichole feel about Mitchell Stephens?

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