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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 was the outside ME's issued cause of death in the Stewart case?

2. How does Baden prove the bullet went into John Connally sideways?

3. What case caused Oklahoma to establish a medical examiner position?

4. What does Baden find caused the death of the woman at the fund raising dinner?

5. What was the end result of Baden's case?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how ricin came into fame in 1978.

2. Describe the symptoms of strangulation, as seen during autopsy.

3. List the three tests used to determine how long someone has been dead, and mention what they are.

4. What was Humes' excuse about the faulty autopsy, and is this excuse valid?

5. Explain how the body of the mafioso was identified.

6. Explain how Baden discovered the age, time of death, and identity of Katherine Howard.

7. Describe the blunders that occurred during the Levin and Chambers case.

8. Discuss why Baden believes how someone dies is a reflection of how they live.

9. Explain why Baden believes coroners are often in trouble as a result of their positions.

10. Summarize Baden's beliefs about what the DA expects an ME to do during autopsy, when issuing a cause of death or other findings.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the forensics used in the case of the prison riot at Attica to prove the guards accidentally shot the hostages. What techniques did Baden use to look at the bodies? What did he find? Why did people dislike his findings? How could he prove the findings? What mistakes did others, such as the funeral director, make that hindered the investigation? Did this serve to increase the tension? Why? Do you think the end result at Attica was beneficial? Why? What group did the riots help create? What does that group do? How did that help the prisoners in the long run?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the case of Paul Fried in detail. What were the original circumstances surrounding Paul's death? What caused further investigation? What role did his wife, Catherine, play? What was their relationship like? Who came forward with information, and what was that information? How was a new cause of death discovered? What was the result? How did the autopsy findings affect this case? What does this say about the importance of a proper autopsy in any case of death?

Essay Topic 3

The case of Carl Cappolono is listed as being an almost perfect crime. However, this case had several holes in it that eventually led to Carl's demise. Based on the book, what kinds of mistakes do killers make that eventually come back to haunt them? What do killers assume about poison, and why is this assumption incorrect? How can an ME detect poisons long after they have been administered, according to the tests done in the book? What does this say about the idea that poison killings are killings without a trace?

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