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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. Why does Ev Randall name Art as the abortionist who messed up Karen's procedure?
2. When a reporter arrives at the Lee household, John makes it a point to talk about what?
3. When John checks with Memorial Hospital about Karen's autopsy results, he learns that the official findings are that she died of a reaction from penicillin and complications from what?
4. John sorts through the Lee's hate mail and finds what?
5. What does Angela Harding confess to John Berry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the demonstration outside the home of the Lee family.
2. Why does Angela Harding end up in the hospital while John is recovering there?
3. How does John's hunch pay off when he meets Angela Harding?
4. How does John's wife, Judith, feel at the dinner party at George Morris' house?
5. When John visits Dr. Fritz Werner at his office, what does Fritz say about Karen?
6. What viable alternatives does George Wilson present to John Berry as they ponder how to prove Art's innocence?
7. Why does Peter refuse to perform an abortion on Karen the last time she asks him for one?
8. Although Sanderson and John can easily shift the blame to Peter Randall and away from Art Lee, John has his misgivings. Why?
9. What conflicting results does John receive regarding Karen's possible pregnancy?
10. Describe Dr. Norton Francis Hammond.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast how Karen Randall as seen by her family with how she is seen by her college friends. Why does she present herself one way to her family and another way to her friends? Does anybody even know the "real" Karen, or is everyone fooled by her fabrications?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout most of the story, it is unclear whether or not Karen was actually pregnant. Discuss all the indications for and against a pregnancy's actually existing. Include what people say and what is discovered through lab tests. Why are the lab tests inconclusive? How do the results leave John Berry confused? In the end, was she or was she not pregnant?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the roles that race and ethnic background play in this story. When does this story take place? How does racism affect Art Lee's chances of a fair trial? How does racism affect George Wilson's ability to convince a jury that Art is innocent?
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