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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baden claim was the cause of death for Whitney Young?
(a) An infection that caused fainting, which contributed to drowning.
(b) A stroke which contributed to drowning.
(c) A heart attack which contributed to drowning.
(d) A blow to the head, which contributed to drowning.

2. How did the ME know Masgay had been frozen?
(a) There was frostbite on the toes.
(b) His nose was still frozen.
(c) His eyeballs had burst.
(d) He found ice crystals in the tissue.

3. Why was Baden called in to investigate at Attica?
(a) The original ME claimed the hostages died from being stabbed by guards.
(b) The original ME claimed the hostages died from being shot by guards.
(c) The original ME claimed the hostages died from being poisoned by other prisoners.
(d) The original ME claimed the prisoners died from being shot by other prisoners.

4. Dr. Worthington was willing to testify to what?
(a) That Sunny had overdosed.
(b) That Sunny had bruises and scratches consistent with self inflicted wounds.
(c) That Sunny had been murdered.
(d) That Sunny had bruises and scratches consistent with abuse.

5. What happened to the prisoners who told reporters they disagreed with the riot?
(a) They were set free.
(b) They were beat to death.
(c) They were stabbed to death.
(d) They were shot to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Travis and Larry Peters set out to do at Dr. Brown's property on the night she died?

2. What did Travis and Peters do to cover up the crime?

3. How did Jerald Sklar claim Catherine Fried had killed her husband?

4. What caused the riot?

5. How was Smith killed by Kuklinski?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the circumstances surrounding the finding of Daphne Mellon's vehicle, personal items, and body, and why those findings led to questions.

2. Explain how Baden knew the hostages were killed by the guards.

3. What are possible motives given for Joseph Christopher's killing spree?

4. Why did Jerald Sklar confess to police his knowledge and his crimes, and what was the result?

5. Explain what Baden and his team found when they became part of the medical review board that monitors prison deaths, and how those issues were addressed.

6. Describe the circumstances in the case of the S&M nurse and doctor in Chapter Ten that led to the case being taken to a grand jury to process the nurse for homicide.

7. Describe the symptoms of a heroin overdose, and how it kills.

8. Describe how Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Hess were killed by the other inmates.

9. Explain the three themes of Baden's affidavit in the case of Claus von Bulow.

10. Explain why doctors believed Sunny von Bulow was suffering from low blood sugar on her arrival the third time at the hospital, in spite of EMT belief that she was suffering an overdose.

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