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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. What has happened to Billy's wife?

2. With whom has Billy Ansel been having an affair?

3. What did Billy and Lydia do while on vacation?

4. Who was the only eye witness to the bus crash?

5. What is notable about the child in #18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the reactions when Nichole lies about Dolores on the witness stand?

2. What are Nichole's reactions when she learns that she has a new bedroom?

3. Who is Bear Otto?

4. Why is Nichole Burnell so important to Mitchell and his case?

5. What are the underlying reasons for Mitchell's drive for justice for the people of Sam Dent?

6. Who are the first people to agree to having Mitchell represent them in a lawsuit regarding the accident?

7. How does Mitchell determine who to sue in the school bus accident case?

8. What does Billy admit to thinking about as he follows the school bus on that fateful morning?

9. From whose perspective is Chapter 4 written?

10. Who comes to Dolores' aid as she struggles with Abbott's wheelchair in the grandstand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses the literary technique of flashback to explain Mitchell's intensity about starting this new case. Why did the author include this flashback? Why does it help explain Mitchell as a character? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Mitchell dismisses Dolores and Abbott Driscoll as participants in a potential lawsuit. Aside from the obvious lack of assets, what else eliminates the Driscolls in Mitchell's mind?

Essay Topic 3

Nichole has suffered through years of sexual abuse from her father. What is her state of mind as a result of the abuse? How does Nichole view the world as a result of what her father has done? Will Nichole ever be able to love and trust anyone in her life?

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